Job Vacancies

School Meals Supervisory Assistant - Relief (multiple posts) 

 
Grade 1: £12.26 per hour   

Hours: Relief, as and when required. 

Start/finish time: 12 noon - 1.30pm Monday to Friday. 

To start: As soon as possible. 

 
We are looking to appoint to our already successful SMSA team.  For this post, you will have experience of working with, or looking after, children from the ages of 3 to 11 year old. 

You will have good verbal and communication skills and the ability to encourage the children in constructive and co-operative play. You will be required to supervise children in Nursery, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 over the lunchtime period, in addition to working with children inside and outside the building, organising games, activities and the one-to-one supervision of children with special educational needs. 
 

Responsibilities will include: 

• Ensuring children eat their school dinner / packed lunch. 

• Escorting children from the dinner hall to the playground. 

• Supporting children in the classroom on indoor play days due to weather conditions. 

• Liaising with teachers about behaviour or playtime incidents. 

• Reporting of incidents on the CPOMS system. 

• Making sure all areas are safe for pupils to play. 

• Cleaning dinner hall after lunch, cleaning tables, sweeping floor etc. 

• Working both inside and outside the building. 

• Organising games activities and encouraging children in constructive and cooperative play. 

• One to one supervision of children who have a special educational need. 

Applicants must have experience of looking after or working with children between the ages of 3 and 11, you must be hardworking, reliable and trustworthy. 

 
The application form and application pack is available from, and returnable to, Miss Julie Morris, PA to Co-Headteachers, Joseph Locke Primary School, Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL or j.morris@jlps.org.uk  Please call 01226 729910 if you require any further details about the application process. 

Application packs are also available from our website www.josephlockeprimary.com  
 
Please note for this post you must complete the council’s job application form.  Unfortunately, CV’s alone are not accepted. 

Please note, for this post you will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. 
All candidates invited for interview will be subject to online checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. 
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All candidates selected for interview will be subject to online checks.