MDSA, Midday Supervisory Assistant

Southwick Church of England Primary School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9PH

31 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 June 2025

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: £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) pro rata

MDSA, Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

Southwick is a very special Church of England primary school in the village of Southwick, near Trowbridge. The school as we know it, was established in 1869 to provide an education based on moral and religious instruction for the poor families of Southwick.

Our mission is to ensure that, through a loving Christian fellowship, our children learn all the values, skills and knowledge they need so that they can grow into positive and active members of the community in which they live. Our belief is that ‘to love’ is at the heart of being a Christian and underpins our mission: “Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:4

Southwick is a warm, friendly environment in which everyone is welcome. We are an inclusive school and ambitious for all of our children.

Southwick Primary School are seeking to appoint a Midday Supervisory Assistant to support our children to have a calm and enjoyable lunchtime. Successful applicants will have strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to supporting and caring for children whilst engaging in varied lunchtime activities. Enthusiasm and ability to relate to children is essential. In return we can offer an inclusive and caring ethos, enthusiastic and well-behaved children and a supportive school community.

Some of your duties will include,

• Supporting children to collect and eat their lunch   

• Ensuring the lunch hall is a calm, pleasant space for all children   

• Assisting in meeting pupils’ pastoral needs for praise, comfort, encouragement, reassurance and care  

• Taking responsibility for the welfare and hygiene of children  

• Carrying out domestic duties such as tidying up, ensuring all areas of the lunch hall are kept clean and ready for use 

You will be someone who is,

• Experienced in cleaning  

• Willing to ‘muck in’ 

• Able to work flexibly and be a real team player  

• Child-centred 

• Energetic, adaptable, reliable and friendly

Southwick Primary School will review applications as they are received and reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

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.

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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.

Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Southwick Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Southwick Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southwick-church-of-england-primary-school-trowbridge

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