MDSA

St Gildas Catholic Primary School, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4EG

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  10 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  26 November 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: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) Somerset Grade 16 Point 2 - £24,413 FTE

MDSA job summary

Midday Supervisory Assistant

Job Title: MDSA

Start Date: January 2026

Closing Date: 10 December 2025

Interview Date: w/b 15 December 2025

Salary: Somerset Grade 16 Point 2 - £24,413 FTE

Contract: Fixed term until 31st August 2026

Hours: 4 hours per week Tuesday - Friday - Term time only

Responsible to: Senior Leadership Team

St Gildas Primary School is looking to appoint a Midday Supervisory Assistant. 

Compassion, high standards and expectations are at the heart of what we do. Children come to school and are valued for who they are and are developed in a loving, caring environment. We nurture every child to enjoy every new challenge in school.

We would welcome applicants who are:     

• Willing to work well as part of a dedicated team of both MDSAs and Teaching assistants to support lunch time play as well as undertaking supervisory activities  

• These activities would include:    

• Leading children’s games and play so that they become more physically active during our lunchtime  

• Encouraging children to include each other in play    

• Supporting the school’s Sports Leaders to facilitate play with their peers    

• Helping children to resolve disagreements independently    

• Addressing incidents of poor behaviour choices    

• Familiar with the need to safeguard children and understand its importance  

• Willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school  

• In addition, the post holder will need to carry out a variety of supervisory duties that will include:     

• Setting up / clearing away the lunch hall.     

• Clear spillages and cleaning the floor.    

• Helping children with their lunches e.g cutting food    

• Encouraging children to eat their lunches    

• Minor first aid incidents    

• Other tasks as specified by the school’s leadership team or senior MDSA  

We can offer you:

• The support needed to continue your own professional development.

• The opportunity to work with a close-knit, enthusiastic and hard-working team of staff who are committed to providing the very best for each individual in their care.

• The opportunity to inspire our caring and highly-motivated children through engaging learning.

We welcome and encourage visits from prospective applicants. Please contact the School Office Team on 01935 423630 or send an email to office@sg.thedcet.com arrange a visit.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close advert if a suitable candidate is found.

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory references.

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 St Gildas Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Gildas Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-gildas-catholic-primary-school

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