1-to-1 Midday Supervisory Assistant

Suffolk County Council; Diss; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Palgrave CE Primary School is seeking a dedicated 1-to-1 Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA) to support a pupil during the midday break. You will be assigned to a specific pupil and supervise them, ensuring safety and adherence to school guidelines.

Responsibilities include assisting with care, helping during lunchtime, moving and setting up equipment, and following established procedures. This is a temporary, part-time role starting as soon as possible, with a closing date of 23 September 2026.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of the designated pupil throughout the midday break from the end of the morning session until the start of the afternoon session.
• Maintain an acceptable standard of conduct and safety by following school policies, addressing minor injuries and reporting breaches of discipline.

Job description

• Palgrave CE Primary School


• Address: Palgrave, Diss, Suffolk IP22 1AG


• Salary: £25,614 per annum (pro rata), Grade 2, Spinal Point 3


• Hours: Part time


• Contract: Temporary. Required as soon as possible


• Reference: 5442

Palgrave CE Primary School is looking for a 1-to-1 Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA).

Responsible to: The Headteacher.

Part of the Tilian Partnership 'Moving forward together as a family, with loving respect'.

As this is a 1-to-1 post, and this contract will terminate as and when the child leaves the school.

As a 1-to-1 Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA), you will be assigned to a specific pupil and will undertake the following duties for that pupil.

You will:

• direct supervision of the designated pupil throughout the midday break; from the end of morning session until the start of the afternoon session


• maintain an acceptable standard of conduct and safety as laid out in the school policies, by dealing with any problem, minor injuries and reporting breaches of discipline to an appropriate member of staff.

Duties and specific responsibilities:

• assist in the care of the whole child including toileting, changing as required


• assist the pupil with eating during lunchtime


• assist the pupil to move and set up equipment and furniture


• all duties will be carried out within recognised procedures or guidelines


• may include ad hoc duties, which require some initiative


• will make day-to-day decisions about own workload


• there will be some need to interpret information or situations and to solve straightforward problems


• exchanges orally or in writing varied information with a range of audiences


• problems will be referred to line manager


• no direct responsibility for supervising others but may involve demonstrating duties or giving advice and guidance to new employees or others.

To find out more

Please visit our website find out more about us.

If you require any further information about this job or would like to visit the school, please email Leanne Knights on [e-mail]

Closing date:

1 pm, 23 September 2026.

Interview date:

week commencing 28 September 2026.

Statement on Child Protection and Safeguarding

The Tilian Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In our schools we create a culture of safeguarding which is the responsibility of all staff.