At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a fun and safe breakfast club for kids, ensuring they start their day right.
- Company: Join Perth & Kinross Council, where people are at the heart of everything we do.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous leave, flexible working, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values inclusion and wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience with children and strong communication skills are essential.
Main Purpose of the Role
Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.
The Breakfast Club Supervisor will lead the safe, welcoming and effective delivery of our school breakfast provision, ensuring children begin their day in a calm, nurturing and positive environment.
The postholder will:
- Provide high-quality supervision and care for children attending the breakfast club, promoting wellbeing, inclusion and positive relationships.
- Organise and oversee engaging, age-appropriate activities that support social interaction, independence and readiness for learning.
- Ensure a safe, clean and structured environment, adhering to health and safety, child protection and council procedures.
- Manage daily routines including food preparation, registers, and communication with staff, parents and carers.
- Work collaboratively with school staff to support children’s needs and contribute to the wider life and ethos of the school.
Skills and Experience Required
Essential:
- Experience of working with children in a school, childcare or community setting.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
- Ability to organise, plan and manage routines effectively.
- A calm, caring and nurturing approach, with the ability to respond to children’s emotional and behavioural needs appropriately.
- Understanding of safeguarding, health & safety and equality requirements within a school context.
- Reliable, punctual and able to work independently while using initiative.
Desirable:
- Experience of supervising groups of children and/or leading play-based activities.
- Knowledge of additional support needs and inclusive practices.
- Food hygiene certification and/or first aid qualification.
- Experience of working within a primary school setting.
Next Steps
Click “APPLY NOW”. External candidates are required to provide 2 references, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.
We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post.
Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements.
Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check and maintain your membership.
A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.
