School Meals Supervisory Assistant (SMSA)

Nova Primary School, Bristol, BS11 9NG

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  10 September 2025

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: £57,135.00 - £61,533.00 Annually (Actual) BG4, N2-3 (£24,413 - £24,796 FTE)

School Meals Supervisory Assistant (SMSA) job summary

Salary: BG4 N2-N3 £1,804 - £1,832 (£24,413 - £24,796 FTE)

Contract: Term Time Only, Fixed up to 31st August 2026

Hours: 12:15am - 1pm, Monday - Friday (45 minutes per day, 3.75 hours per week)

Start Date: As soon as available

Application deadline: Friday 19th September 2025, 9am

Interview: Monday 22nd September 2025, Time TBC

Nova Primary School are looking for a school meals supervisory assistant who is friendly and patient, can provide positive play experience, are able to support children aged 3-11 with dining and social skills and are able to work effectively as part of a team. The role will include supporting children’s play activities on the playground as well as working with a team to offer a quality dining experience for our children. Lunchtime is a really important part of the day, so we want to appoint somebody who is keen to make a difference to a child’s experience at school.

Nova Primary School is an exciting and forward-thinking school which will be committed to your on-going professional development. The school is part of Trust in Learning Academies (TiLA).

Job Purpose:

To supervise, guide and assist children during the midday break, so as to ensure the safety, general welfare and proper conduct of pupils during their lunchtime period.

General Duties:

• To assist in the lunchtime supervision of pupils to ensure that they are eating their lunch on time and in a safe and hygienic setting.
• To set up, engage and lead play activities to promote safe and effective play.
• To ensure full supervision of all play spaces and equipment.
• To follow the school’s behaviour policy and report observations to a teacher.
• To encourage positive behaviour and social interactions.
• Implement emergency procedures in the event of a fire or accident.
• Be a positive role model demonstrating enthusiasm, patience and a caring attitude towards all children.
• To undertake any other duties as reasonably directed.
• To follow TiLA all policies and procedures, especially those relating to child protection and health & safety

Fluency Duty

This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to converse in spoken English with ease and provide accurate advice around complex situations without hesitation or difficulty for extended periods of time.

Safeguarding Statement

Nova Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 Nova Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 360 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Nova Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nova-primary-school-bristol

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