Mid-day Supervisory Assistant at Queen's Crescent School

Melksham Oak Community School; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 4,200 - 4,500; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Flexible working

Eye tests

Flu jab

Job summary

Queen's Crescent School in Chippenham is seeking a caring and reliable Mid-day Supervisory Assistant to supervise pupils at lunchtime, ensuring they are safe and well cared for. You will promote positive behaviour, support play and meals, and help create a welcoming environment.

Training and support will be provided, prior experience is desirable but not essential. The role is part-time, 7.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term time) with a 12:00–13:30 pattern, and starts as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working with children is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils during lunchtime and ensure their safety and wellbeing.
• Encourage positive behaviour and support pupils during play and lunch.
• Help create a welcoming and inclusive environment and work as part of a team.

Job description

About this Role

Mid-day Supervisory Assistant

Queen's Crescent School

Salary: B3, £25,614 FTE

Actual Salary: £4351 per annum

Contract: Permanent,Part-time

Working hours: 7.5hours per week, working 38 weeks per year (term time, excluding TD days)

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 12.00noon to 1.30pm

We're happy to talk flexible workingoptions in regards to all our roles

Closing date: 12noon on Tuesday, 6th October 2026

Interview Date: Thursday, 15th October 2026

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Job summary:

Weare looking for a caring, enthusiastic and reliable Midday SupervisoryAssistant (MDSA) to join our friendly school team. The successful candidatewill help supervise pupils during lunchtime, ensuring they are safe, happy andwell cared for. You will encourage positive behaviour, support pupils duringplay and lunch, and help create a welcoming and inclusive environment. We arelooking for someone who is patient, approachable and enjoys working withchildren as part of a team. Previous experience of working with children isdesirable but not essential, as training and support will be provided.

Full details of the role can be found in the job description and personspecification.

The successful applicant will support a community where everyone is encouragedto reach their potential, work together toward shared goals, feel valued, enjoya positive environment, and build relationships founded on kindness and trust.

Our School

Queen's Crescent Schoolis a two-form entry primary school, based in Chippenham with over 400 pupils onroll across 14 classes. In 2014 the school became a single academy trustand subsequently joined Pickwick Academy Trust in 2017 as one of the fourfounding schools. Queen's Crescent is a vibrant school and our energetic,caring and positive staff are committed to providing the best primary educationfor all of our children. Children learn best when they feel happy andsafe, so we aim to provide a nurturing environment that allows them to succeedbut also feel safe to make mistakes along the way. In such an atmosphere,we believe that every child can achieve their full potential, irrespective ofability or background.

Our curriculum is broadand balanced and delivered by means of stimulating learning enquiries thatbuild on prior knowledge and skills, preparing each individual for the nextphase of their education and life beyond school. We are currentlyinvesting significantly in our IT infrastructure to support the delivery of thecurriculum enabling our teachers to teach in new and dynamic ways which in turnresults in fantastic outcomes for our children.

Contact details

If you require any further details regarding the role,please feel free to contact Nikita Reid, Deputy Head [email protected]

We would love to hearfrom you, we warmly welcome visits to our school and would be delighted to showyou around our school.

Please be aware that this role may be closed ahead of the deadline ifsufficient applications are received.

Why choose Pickwick Academy Trust?

You'll bejoining a trusted community that is built on shared values and genuine care forevery learner. As part of 21 schools, you will benefit from shared expertise,strong professional development, and clear pathways for progression. Our scaleallows us to invest in high-quality training, mentoring, and resources to helpyou succeed. we offer a supportive, inclusive workplace where staff wellbeingtruly matters, including;

• Excellent pension scheme
• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing support & counselling
• Strong central team support and a real sense of family and belonging
• Staff involvement in shaping key HR policies
• Free eye tests (and glasses if required for your role)
• Free annual flu jab
• Retails Discounts & savings, including Wiltshire Rewards retail savings/ Blue Light Card
• Emergency salary advance scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ongoing career and professional development

Our visionis to provide the very best education, empowering our children to become lifelonglearnings, global citizens and deep thinkers. We are seeking dedicated staff tojoin our supportive trust and help make a real impact. Our mission is toattract and retain individuals who share our values and vision.

As a Diversity & Inclusion employer

We warmly welcome applicants from allbackgrounds and experiences. We particularly encourage applications fromunderrepresented groups and are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustmentsfor disabled, neurodivergent, or otherwise needing applicants. For anyapplication support, please contact [email protected]

What we Value in Our Team

At Pickwick Academy Trust, we welcomepeople from all backgrounds and experiences. We are looking for colleagues whocan work in a way that reflects our values of aspiration, collaboration, inclusion,enjoyment, and nurturing relationships. This means setting clear goals, workingrespectfully with others, treating everyone fairly, creating a positiveenvironment, and building supportive and consistent relationships with pupilsand colleagues. You do not need to "be a certain type of person" to succeed here,what matters is how you work. If you want to support children to do well, enjoybeing part of a team, and want to contribute to a warm, inclusive, andambitious Trust, we would be delighted to receive your application.

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