Midday Supervisory Assistant

St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3AP

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  3 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
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• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.26 Hourly

Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

Midday Supervisory Assistant

Job Title: MDSA

Start Date: September 2025

Closing Date: Thursday 3rd July

Interview Date: Thursday 10th July

Salary Range: Grade 16 point 2

Hours: 5.4 per week

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026

Responsible to: Headteacher/Senior Leadership Team

 

We have a wonderful opportunity for a Midday Supervisory Assistant to join our dedicated and supportive team, based at St Louis Catholic Primary School, part of the Dustan Catholic Educational Trust.

Do you have the drive, ambition and determination to secure positive outcomes for our pupils? Do you want to work in a forward thinking and aspirational 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 lunch hour. 

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, there may also be times where the post holder may 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 a school that: 

 A strong and supportive ethos

Happy, enthusiastic and friendly pupils

An excellent community spirit which fosters collaboration with its parents and carers and parish.

Friendly and dedicated staff who are committed to embracing new ideas to improve teaching and learning

A supportive Trust community

An extensive programme of CPD and support.  

Please contact the school office on 01373 463728 or send an email to office@sl.thedcet.com to arrange a visit.

For all recruitment enquiries please email recruitment@thedcet.com 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.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 179 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-louis-catholic-primary-school-frome-frome

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