MDSA

Castle Mead School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6GD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,614 per annum pro rata | £5,801 - £5,933 per annum

MDSA job summary

The working hours for this role are expected to be 11:30 - 13:30, Monday to Friday, 10 hours per week, 38 weeks per year. The start date for this role is as soon as possible.

Castle Mead School is seeking to appoint a committed and energetic MDSA to join their team. As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.

As a Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA), you will play an important role in ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and positive behaviour of pupils during the lunchtime period. You will supervise children in the dining hall and around the school site, supporting them while they eat and participate in lunchtime activities. Responsibilities include setting up and clearing dining areas, maintaining a clean and safe environment, and carrying out minor first aid where required. You will promote positive behaviour in line with school policies, helping children to develop respectful relationships and make the most of their social time. The role involves communicating effectively with pupils and colleagues, reporting any concerns relating to accidents, illness, behaviour, or safeguarding, and maintaining accurate records where necessary. You will support the school's values and ethos through your professional conduct, reliability, and commitment to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all pupils. The successful candidate will be organised, caring, adaptable, and passionate about supporting children's welfare and development within a busy primary school setting.

For a complete Job Description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as they will guide you in preparing a strong application and help you understand what we’re looking for in an ideal candidate.

About EQUA Mead Learning Trust

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre-school, primary, secondary, and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice. This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.

Important Application Information

When completing your application, please ensure that you add at least 2 references, with the first being your most recent employer. Please ensure that you read the attached referencing guidelines to familiarise yourself with our process. 

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, it is important that references are requested and, wherever possible, obtained before the interview. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance states that references should be sought before interview wherever possible and should be scrutinised as part of the recruitment process to help ensure that only suitable individuals are appointed to work with children.

Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. Your application must include a full employment history, accounting for any periods of time where you were not in active employment. If this is not included it may not be possible to consider your application. To comply with safer recruitment regulations, we cannot accept applications using a CV. An incomplete application will not be considered. 

This role will involve contact with children, and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. 

We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted. 

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Castle Mead School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 357 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Castle Mead School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-mead-school

Castle Mead school is a vibrant, growing primary school in the heart of East Trowbridge. Rated ‘Good’ at its last Ofsted inspection, the school continues to go from strength to strength under the new leadership of Mrs Emma Larkham, with two form entry, an onsite Nursery and Complex Needs Resource Base.

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