Monitor/a

We are looking to recruit a, permanent full-time Monitor for our new BSB Maresme campus, to start in September 2026. This position plays a key role in ensuring students' safety, wellbeing, and positive behaviour throughout the school day. All positions are offered with attractive packages including competitive salaries, places for staff children in BSB, and other benefits.

Application Process: Deadline for applications: 9am (Spanish time) Friday 4th September 2026 Early applications are encouraged, we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to closing date for the right applicant.

Candidate profile: We are seeking to appoint a Monitor to join our Maresme campus, with the following key accountabilities:

Duties During Lunchtime:

• Ensure that students wash their hands before starting their meal.
• Provide support to all students during lunchtime.
• Remain attentive to any food allergies students may have.
• Encourage and guide students to follow a healthy and balanced diet appropriate to their age and daily activities.
• Monitor each student's progress, noting any issues or improvements in order to inform families.
• Supervise personal hygiene and behaviour before, during, and after meals.
• A valid Food Handling Certificate will be required, as the role may involve handling or serving food to students (the school will be able to provide it).

Duties During Patio time:

• Supervise students during break times, ensuring their safety and promoting positive social interaction. -Actively monitor playground areas, encouraging inclusive play and promptly addressing any incidents or conflicts. Duties supervising the school bus
• Supervise students during boarding, transit, and disembarking, ensuring safe and orderly behaviour at all times.
• Support students as needed and ensure compliance with safeguarding, behaviour, and safety procedures while on the bus.

Support to the Teaching Team:

• Accompany and supervise students across different areas of the school, including transitions and at the end of the school day.
• Promote positive social interaction among students during break times.
• Assist students in case of minor injuries and escort them to the nurse's office if necessary.
• Actively supervise all assigned areas, both indoors and outdoors.
• Comply with the schedules established for each activity.
• Provide support to teachers and educators in delivering specialised assistance to students who require it, including support with hygiene and organisation throughout the school day, during breaks, and on the school bus.
• Supervise the wraparound care/extended day service, maintaining safeguarding and care standards as outlined above, and ensure proper attendance registration procedures are followed.
• Supervise access points, ensuring compliance with the school's Health & Safety, Safeguarding, and other relevant procedures. Collaborate with general tasks within the scope of the role, as directed by the line manager.

Working with Cognita: Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Cognita is committed to preserving and promoting equality of opportunity in all aspects of the conduct of its business.

No member of staff or any applicant for employment with Cognita will be discriminated against, harassed or victimised because of their personal characteristics. Cognita expects all staff to comply with the letter and the spirit of its policy.