Midday Supervisory Assistant
Beechfield School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 5TY18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
February 2025
Closing date
29 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 January 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
- £23,656.00 - £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) This equates to £4,062 p.a as the post is term time only.
Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary
We are looking for a well-organised, friendly person to join our team as an MSA. If you are reliable, patient, can work well as part of a team and have a sense of humour, then this job is for you! The position involves taking instructions from the Senior Midday Supervisor regarding the supervision of children throughout the lunchtime break. This will include wiping tables, setting out chairs, putting up and taking down portable dining tables, sweeping the floor, helping the children cut up their food, and open their packets etc. as well as supervising them outside on the playground.
The position is for 1.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, 12.00 noon to 1.30pm. This makes a total of 7.5 hours each week during term time only.
You may be required to attend INSET days if it is a whole school training event e.g. safeguarding/first aid and you will be paid for this time.
There is some online training to complete as part of your induction e.g. safeguarding , health and safety, allergy awareness , so computer literacy is needed for this role.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Declaration Form prior to interview.
When recruiting and selecting staff, the Trust is required to comply with all relevant employment legislation to ensure we are recruiting within the law as well as complying with the Trust’s Equality Policy. The selection criteria document is critical in the process and sets out the requirements which the person appointed should have in order to perform the duties of the post satisfactorily and against which applicants will be assessed. The selection criteria will be used throughout the recruitment process as an objective test of assessing candidates at shortlisting, test and interview stages. Shortlisting will be completed by assessing against the advertised person specification. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding, and will usually involve a child centred task.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert early should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
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.
About Beechfield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 435 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Beechfield School website (opens in new tab)
Beechfield School is a friendly and dynamic place to work. We currently have over 400 pupils and 60 enthusiastic, dedicated staff. We are situated near Watford town centre and have excellent transport links to Central London/major airports and the M25 and M1.
As part of the Inclusive Multi Academy Trust, each school maintains their own clear identity while working collaboratively, which means that there is a huge amount of opportunity and support for staff in each school.
Our three core beliefs be kind, work hard and love learning underpin everything we do. We believe in a positive culture of collaboration and support where we value, praise, reward and celebrate.
Through high expectations and positive relationships we enable our pupils from many different backgrounds and cultures to work together to become confident, successful and responsible.
We have a nurturing ethos that instils a sense of personal responsibility. We ensure everyone is kind and respectful towards themselves, others and their environment, developing responsible citizens for the future.
We value effort and working hard. We teach resilience and perseverance when faced with challenges and celebrate excellence and success when we work hard and give our best.
We inspire a love of learning through a rich and purposeful curriculum. We provide opportunities to learn about issues that affect our lives and communities, to enable all to become confident, independent thinkers and develop the skills needed to be successful in an ever changing world.
We can offer you:
• A real sense of community.
• An innovative approach to learning with an emphasis on enjoyment and creativity.
• A strong commitment to CPD with quality mentoring and development support.
• A dedicated NQT programme which offers bespoke support and training, as well as the opportunity to work with other people at the same career stage as you.
• A staff council that is listened to and has impact.
• Outstanding Trust leadership with children at the heart of all we do.
• A healthcare plan which includes private medical care as well as well-being care, physiotherapy, stress counselling and lifestyle health screening days.
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