EYFS Midday Supervisory Assistant (MSA)

Nightingale Infant & Nursery School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6LA

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  5 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.65 per hour

EYFS Midday Supervisory Assistant (MSA) job summary

Part of Inclusive Schools Trust

Tel: 01603 867976

Email: officenightingale@istnorfolk.co.uk

Website: www.nightingaleinfant.co.uk

Partnership Head: Mrs Sarah Hutt 

• Salary: Scale A - £12.65 per hour
• Temporary until 31 August 2026
• Part time
• 3 hours per week, Mon & Tues
• Term Time only
• Required as soon as possible

The Trustees of Inclusive Schools Trust are seeking to appoint a part time EYFS Midday Supervisory Assistant (MSA) at Nightingale Infant and Nursery School to start as soon as possible. The successful applicant will provide supervision and support for the children over the lunchtime period.

Working 2 days per week in Nursery - Monday and Tuesday 11.30am-1pm

The successful candidate will have:

• Knowledge of school standards and procedures
• An ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Patience, empathy, and a genuine love for working with children
• First Aid certification (preferred)
• A positive attitude and prepared to turn their hand to just about anything
• In return we can offer:
• A supportive, friendly and experienced staff team
• Kind, caring and happy children with a desire to learn
• Opportunities to develop skills and access appropriate training
• A supportive and challenging Trust          
• A pleasant and well maintained working environment

We warmly welcome visits to view the school. If you would like to arrange a visit or have any questions about the role, please contact Mrs Hutt, Partnership Head, on 01603 860272.

How to Apply:

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website for further information and to apply via the online application form.

Closing date:  23rd February 2026, 9am

Interview date: TBC

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

The Trust’s Whole School Safeguarding Policy incorporating Child Protection and Recruitment of Ex-offenders policies can both be found on the Trust’s website www.inclusiveschoolstrust.co.uk

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Nightingale Infant & Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 168 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Nightingale Infant & Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nightingale-infant-nursery-school

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