Lunchtime Supervisor

Little Blossoms Nursery is looking for 3 passionate Lunchtime Supervisors to join the team at our Outstanding Nursery

Vacancy - Lunchtime Supervisor

Benefits: 

• Childcare

• Employee discount

• On-site parking

Key responsibilities

• Setting up for lunch area accordingly, preparing flannels and equipment needed.
• Supporting the staff team in washing children’s hands before lunch and sitting the children down at the table.
• Collecting meals from the kitchen, ensuring that all special diets are communicated to the rest of the team.
• Assisting with supervision of the children at lunchtime, role modeling and paying particular regard to manners and ‘good eating’
• Ensuring that all crockery, cutlery and other utensils are returned to the kitchen at the end of lunch time.
• Assisting the staff team in washing the children’s hands and faces, removing bibs and dirty clothes where necessary.
• Cleaning the lunch room, taking out washing, loading and emptying the washing machine and tumble driers as required.
• To attend staff and team meetings as required.

The Candidate must have the following attributes:

• Calm and caring nature.
• Good organisation skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on your own initiative.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills with staff, children and parents.
• Ability to develop effective relationships with staff, parents and other professionals.
• Reliable, enthusiastic and flexible.
• Able to perform in a fast-paced environment.
•  A creative thinker.
• A good sense of humour.

Essential Criteria

Education and Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the UK
• Completion of a satisfactory DBS check and registration with the update service
• Enrolment on Paediatric First Aid course within the first 3 months
• Completion of a relevant Safeguarding course
• A willingness to undertake any further training including some evenings and weekends

Experience and Knowledge 

• Ability to assist in creating a positive and diverse working environment
• Commitment to work in an anti-discriminatory way to ensure equality of opportunities and Inclusion

Skills and Attitudes

• Calm and caring nature
• Good organisation skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on your own initiative
• Excellent verbal and communication skills with staff, children and parents
• Ability to develop effective relationships with staff, parents and other professionals

Personal Qualities

• Reliable, enthusiastic and flexible
• Able to perform in a fast-paced environment
• A creative thinker
• A good sense of humour