Midday Supervisory Assistant

Studley Green Primary School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9JQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  9 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata. Term time only (38 weeks per year). £12.26 per hour

Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

Hours of work: 7.5 hours per week (1.5 hours per day, Monday – Friday). Term time only (38 weeks per year).

Studley Green School is a proud member of EQUA Mead Learning Trust. Our family of like-minded schools collaborate to provide mutual support, share best practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing each school’s distinctive character. We believe all children and young people have the right to a great education and we seek to improve the life chances of all those we serve; it is our mission to give Every Child, Every Chance of success.

Across our Trust, we want our children and young people to be inspired by their learning, and to instil in them a motivation and aspiration to succeed in all they do. Our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people, encouraging and preparing them to do their very best in their learning both within the curriculum and beyond.

High quality teaching is a priority, coupled with strong nurturing support, where adults genuinely care about the wellbeing of the children and young people in their care. It’s our aim to meet the needs of each child individually and we provide the resources and staff to achieve this. Our dedicated team is committed to providing a wonderfully creative learning environment to fascinate every child. Aspirations for excellence underpin all that we do; our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people.

Children and young people in our schools are happy and safe, motivated to reach their full potential and equipped to become resilient, independent learners. They are prepared to live responsibly and peacefully in the spirit of understanding, and opportunities to develop their creativity, confidence and communication skills are woven into all aspects of school life.

Inclusion is the beating heart of our organisation, and we cherish it in our staff just like we do in our children. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our communities and welcome applications from anyone with the skills and experience to do the role they are applying to, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other protected characteristic. We recognise the value and contribution every member of our staff makes to our schools, and in return for their dedication and commitment we provide:

A clear vision with purpose and values that are supported by all our staff

An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic staff and children in all of our schools

A clear, comprehensive induction process

Generous employer contributions to the Local Authority Pension Scheme

All about the role:

Studley Green Primary School in Trowbridge has a vacancy for a Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA) to join their fantastic team. In this role, you will be supporting children to have calm, fun lunchtimes in the school hall. You will also be:

Supporting children to collect and eat their lunch ​

Ensuring the lunch hall is a calm, pleasant space for all children ​

Assisting in meeting pupils’ pastoral needs for praise, comfort, encouragement, reassurance and care​

Taking responsibility for the welfare and hygiene of children​

Carrying out domestic duties such as tidying up, ensuring all areas of the lunch hall are kept clean and ready for use

You will be someone who is:

Experienced in cleaning

Willing to ‘muck in’

Able to work flexibly and be a real team player

Child-centred

Energetic, adaptable, reliable and friendly

Note: The school reserves the right to close the advert early should sufficient high quality applications be received.

For further information please view the attached job description, person specification and candidate briefing pack.

This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.

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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About Studley Green Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 238 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Studley Green Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/studley-green-primary-school-trowbridge (opens in new tab)

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