MDSA (Midday Supervisory Assistant)

Brighton & Hove City Council; Portslade by Sea; Sur place; GBP 27 000 - 28 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Rental Deposit Loan Scheme

Résumé du poste

Hill Park Special School in Portslade is seeking a MDSA to join lunch-time supervision across its secondary site. Roles include assisting children with meals, supervising in classrooms and outdoors, and supporting individual pupils as needed.

Part-time 10 hours per week during term time, 11:30am to 1:30pm. Fixed term to 31 August 2027. Training provided; DBS check required; benefits include access to the Rental Deposit Loan Scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting pupils in primary or special school settings.
• Ability to work under supervision during lunch period.
• Willingness to undergo DBS check and safeguarding training.

Responsabilités

• Encouraging good manners and assisting children with their food.
• Interacting with the children in outdoor play.
• Supervising children in classrooms on wet days.
• Working 1-1 with specific children when required.

Connaissances

Child interaction

Classroom management

Description du poste

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location_on Location Hill Park Special School, Foredown Road, Portslade, BN41 2FU

Job profile for MDSA (Midday Supervisory Assistant)

MDSA (Midday Supervisory Assistant)

location_on Hill Park Special School, Foredown Road, Portslade, BN41 2FU 16/10/2026

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary £27,274 - £27,709 pro rata

Contractual hours 10

Job category/type Teaching and Leadership

Date posted 02/10/2026

Job reference REQ0001586

Attachments Application Form (Support Staff).docx Job Description and Person Spec - MDSA.doc Letter fom school.docx

Job description

Hill Park School is a 3 site special school for pupils aged 4 - 16 years with moderate (MLD), severe (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Some pupils also have a diagnosis of autistic spectrum condition (ASC), complex medical needs, physical disabilities and / or attachment disorders.

We have students from KS1 through to KS4 and we will place suitable candidates across the school depending on their experience and skills.

Part time: 10 hours per week (Monday to Friday – 11.30am-1.30pm), term time only.

Fixed term: Until 31 August 2027

Paid weeks per year:43.89 (inclusive of holiday entitlement)

Start date:As soon as possible

About the Role

We are looking to recruit Mid-day Supervisory Assistants on our Secondary site in Portslade, to work from 11.30am to 1.30pm, with class teams across the lunch period. This role could be based in the school hall where the children eat, in the classroom or in the playground and will include:

• Encouraging good manners and assisting children with their food where necessary
• Interacting with the children in outdoor play
• Supervising children in classrooms on wet days
• Working 1-1 with specific children when required to

• Enjoy working with children
• Be able to manage a challenging environment, both physically and mentally

The role may require intimate and personal care but full training will be provided. Additional casual/bank hours outside of these MDSA hours may also be available.

To support staff living in the City we are members of the Rental Deposit Loan Scheme run by Brighton & Hove City Council and further details of this are available upon request.

Closing date: 9am Friday 16 th October 2026

Interview date:Friday 4 th November 2026

Telephone: [phone]

Website: www.hillpark.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Additional Information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. We take safeguarding and child protection seriously and all posts at Hill Park are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.

Company Information

Brighton & Hove Schools - Taking Action for Equality

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Brighton & Hove Schools do not accept CV or resume.