Midday Supervisory Assistant

Catherine Wayte Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 4TA

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  23 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £13.35 Hourly J2

Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

We would like to recruit an MDSA who is flexible, enthusiastic and confident working with children across the primary age range. Your role will be to ensure that children are safe, happy and healthy during their lunchtimes.

The post is for five hours fifty minutes per week, in term time (11:50am - 1:00pm).

Experience of working in a primary school is desirable although full training will be given. You must be organised, positive and able to build good relationships with both the children and your colleagues. Excellent communication skills, the ability to use your initiative and to work independently are important skills for this role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are part of the Blue Kite Academy Trust, a growing family of primary schools based in Swindon and Wiltshire, who offer excellent CPD and career opportunities, a competitive salary with scope for progression, a commitment to nationally agreed pay and terms, an excellent pension scheme and free staff health and well-being support.

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.

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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 Catherine Wayte Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 339 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Catherine Wayte Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/catherine-wayte-primary-school-swindon

The Area
Abbey Meads is one of the ‘urban villages’ in the northern development of Swindon. The housing is predominantly owner occupied with some social housing provision. The school is located near Abbey Meads Village Centre and other community facilities.

Swindon is conveniently situated in the M4 corridor with a wide range of manufacturing and service industries. The town’s railway heritage has been commemorated in ‘Steam’, a national railway heritage museum. This is located in part of the old railway works buildings. Other parts of the railway works house a large retail ‘outlet village’. The urban environment is complemented by the surrounding countryside with the Ridgeway and the Cotswolds being close by.

The School
The school serves the large expansion of north Swindon and has thirteen classes, organised in straight year groups from Year 3 upwards. We are a popular and successful school with five classes accommodated in mobile classrooms. Since December 2019 we have been part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust.

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