School Meal Supervisory Assistant (SMSA)

Wembley Manor, Wembley, Brent, HA9 7EU

29 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,617.00 Annually (FTE) Actual starting salary (pro rata), £8,429.71 including SEN Allowance.

School Meal Supervisory Assistant (SMSA) job summary

We are seeking to appoint School Meals Supervisor Assistants to join our vibrant and welcoming special school.

We are really excited to have opened Wembley Manor School to our first year groups of amazing pupils (we currently have Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils). We are currently a small school but we have big plans to grow, year on year, to provide 150 school places to young people, once full, who require specialist support in order to thrive and be well prepared for adulthood.

We are looking for someone:

• To supervise children during the lunchtime break, this includes managing and supporting the children’s eating and play opportunities.
• To work co-operatively and in close partnership with all SMSA and class based staff colleagues.

To be vigilant and alert to all aspects of health & safety and safeguarding during this time.

We are looking for:

• Positive, energetic and nurturing SMSAs
• Applicants who have a keen interest in special needs;
• Candidates who are willing to support pupils with positively managing their behaviour
• Experience or knowledge of autism and/or a range of learning needs and disabilities is an advantage.
• Observant, conscientious and professional individuals who will prioritise the safety and well-being of all of our pupils by following all of our safeguarding processe

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information about the role

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and education of our children and expect all our staff to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check and references will be required.

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 Wembley Manor

• School type: Free Schools, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 60 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wembley Manor website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wembley-manor

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