Secondary School - Lunchtime supervisor

Job Title: Lunchtime Supervisor

Location: KD Grammar School for Boys, South Manchester

Contract: Permanent, 2 hours per day, Monday to Friday (term time only, excluding Staff Inset Days)

Start Date: As soon as possible

KD Grammar School for Boys is seeking a flexible and enthusiastic Lunchtime Supervisor to join our dedicated team.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Lunchtime Supervisor, you will:

• Supervise students during lunch breaks, ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
• Encourage positive behavior and assist in creating a calm, friendly environment.
• Work as part of a supportive team to maintain a safe and enjoyable lunchtime experience.

Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience working with children.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A passion and desire to make a difference in students’ lives.

What We Offer:

• A calm, inclusive school environment full of wonderful students.
• A supportive and stimulating workplace.
• On-site parking and convenient access to public transport.
• Religious holidays (Ramadan and Eid) in addition to regular school holidays.

About KD Grammar School for Boys:

KD Grammar School for Boys (KDGB) is an independent school for boys aged 11-16, located in the vibrant area of Chorlton, South Manchester. As a member of the Independent Schools Association, we provide a nurturing environment based on Islamic values while welcoming students from all backgrounds. With small class sizes, our staff are committed to helping each student reach their full potential, and our academic results are consistently high.

How to Apply:

Please download the school application form. Submit the completed forms along with a cover letter (no longer than 2 sides of A4) to Mrs. Liew, School Bursar, at bursar@kdgb.miet.uk.

Cover letters should be addressed to the Executive Head Teacher, Mrs. Mohamed.

Deadline of this application: 30 September 2024

Shortlisting by: 2 October 2024

Interview to be held between 3 - 9 October 2024

Please note: if you have not been contacted regarding an interview within two weeks of the closing date, please take it that unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

Safeguarding Recruitment Statement:

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including checks with past employers. 

Please note that since the new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 came, we also have to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who confirm they will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant Passport / work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information and a Certificate of Good Conduct /Police Clearance from the country abroad you worked/ stayed at, in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of all the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references. 

This post will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 [exceptions] Order 1975 provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are considered protected. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers and, if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found in ‘Changes to the Criminal Records System November 2020.docx Page 2’ on the Ministry of Justice Website and the websites of charities NACRO and UNLOCK.

At the shortlisting stage candidates will be required to complete a self- declaration form regarding their criminal record (unless ‘protected’) and will also be required to submit any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Any such information will be treated in strictest confidence and used only in consideration of the suitability of the post. Criminal convictions will not automatically exclude you from being considered unless they fall within the threshold of being relevant and unsuitability, and will be considered on a case by case basis or as defined by the Department for Education.    

It is an offence to apply for a post engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from working with children.

We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.

Please note we will only contact shortlisted applicants.