Supervisor

Description

Job Summary: The Vilamoura International School is seeking a dynamic and responsible Supervisor to accompany and supervise students, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment. Key Highlights: 1. Promote a safe, inclusive, stimulating, and joyful environment for students 2. Facilitate creative games and recreational activities 3. Mediate conflicts with empathy and assertiveness **Location:**Vilamoura, PT **Date:** 26 May 2026 **Application closing date:****ROLE SUMMARY:** The Vilamoura International School seeks a dynamic, responsible, and proactive **Supervisor** to join its school support team. The professional will be responsible for accompanying, guiding, and supervising students during non-instructional periods (recess, lunch, transportation, and after-school programs). The primary objective is to ensure a safe, inclusive, stimulating, and joyful environment, aligned with the humanistic values and global citizenship principles of our school community. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** * **Supervision and Safety:** Actively supervise students in common areas (playgrounds, corridors, dining hall, and leisure areas), preventing risky behaviors and safeguarding their physical and emotional well-being. * **Recreation and Engagement:** Promote, organize, and facilitate games, recreational activities, and creative workshops during free time and extended-day programs. * **Dining Hall Support:** Accompany students during meals, encouraging healthy eating habits, autonomy, and table etiquette. * **Logistical Support:** Assist in receiving and handing over students to their legal guardians, as well as accompany students on field trips or school transport routes (where applicable). * **Conflict Management:** Mediate minor student conflicts with empathy and assertiveness, applying positive communication practices and reporting serious incidents to school coordination. * **First Aid:** Provide basic first aid in case of minor incidents and refer formal medical cases to the school nursing services. **THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:** * **Educational Qualifications:** Completion of 12th grade (minimum). Additional training in Socio-Cultural Animation, Family and Community Support, or an Auxiliary Education Worker course will be highly valued. * **Language Skills:** Fluency in Portuguese. As CIV is an international environment, basic or intermediate English proficiency is highly important for communicating with international students. * **Experience:** Prior experience working with children and youth (in schools, after-school programs, summer camps, or scouting). * **Personal Profile:** Strong sense of responsibility, patience, dynamism, teamwork spirit, and genuine enthusiasm for interacting with children. * **Criminal Record Check:** Submission of a Criminal Record Certificate for work with minors (a legal requirement). **SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT:** Inspired Education Group is 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 practices and pre\-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.