Midday Supervising Assistant

Hailsham Academy, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1DT

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  23 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 - £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) Due the role being part time and term time only, the salary will be pro-rata. Please contact us to enquire for the actual salary.

Midday Supervising Assistant job summary

Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA)

Start date: as soon as possible

Grade/Salary: Single Status Grade 2 Point 4, currently £24,413 per annum, full time equivalent (actual salary available upon request) 

Contract: Permanent, part time, term time only, 6.25 hours per week

We are looking for a friendly and caring person who is keen to make a difference every day. The successful person will need to be enthusiastic and be ready to help create a safe, happy, and fun lunchtime experience for our primary pupils. If you enjoy working with children, being part of a supportive team, and bringing energy to the playground, we would love to hear from you.

Hailsham Academy is a vibrant all-through school with 1,500 secondary and 300 primary students, set minutes from Eastbourne, the south coast, and stunning national parks. Our staff team is drawn from across the southeast, including Brighton, Uckfield, Seaford, and beyond.

In 2019, we opened a brand-new primary and pre-school, expanding our reach to ages 2-19. Since our 2023 Ofsted, we have refreshed our leadership, strengthened pastoral care, and sharpened our focus on delivering an outstanding curriculum.

Now part of the MARK Education Trust, we are proud to work alongside Beacon and Uplands Academies, sharing expertise while keeping our unique identity. This partnership fuels our drive for excellence and supports every student’s success.

Our vision is to provide the best possible education for our students, preparing them for life so they can stand equally alongside their peers locally, nationally, and globally.

For further information, please contact HR on 01323 841468 or job.vacancies@hccat.net. Please note, we do not accept CVs.

MARK Education Trust (Beacon, Uplands and Hailsham Academies) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

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 Hailsham Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 18
• Education phase: Through
• School size: Up to 1380 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hailsham-academy

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