MDSA x2

The Grove Primary School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0JG

25 days remaining to apply

Job start date
2 February 2026
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
11 December 2025

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 1.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, 38 weeks per year
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413 per annum pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

In this role, your duties and responsibilities will include supervising children either in the lunch hall or other areas in the school, whilst they are eating lunch or taking part in lunchtime activities. Clearing spillages, cleaning tables and chairs and tidying away these items that are used during the lunch break as directed. You will play a key role in supporting the aims, ethos and values of the school and ensure that they are followed by children in line with school policy. Being able to communicate effectively with children and maintain strong relationships with colleagues within the school is essential.

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. We reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates apply.

What the school offers its staff

We are the largest primary school in Trowbridge and one of the biggest in Wiltshire.

Our Vision

We place learning at the heart of all our activities. Everyone is a learner and we encourage an ethos of openness, enquiry and learning together.We have a wealth of talent among our large staff, who are encouraged to develop their skills further and they are key to making learning fun.Pupils help to make Grove an exciting place to learn by being fully involved in generating ideas and making decisions together.Grove has many links with schools around the globe and this helps to inform attitudes about the world around us.

We are investing in the future by ensuring that all pupils are computer literate and have access to new technologies where it enhances learning.

Links to international partner schools in countries of:

• The Gambia

• Poland

• France

• Spain

• Latvia

• China

• Australia

• New Zealand

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.