Midday Supervisory Assistant (MSA)

Voyage Education Partnership; Spalding; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

EAP & wellbeing services

2 wellbeing days

Discounts platform (retail & financial

Cycle to work

Job summary

Voyage Education Partnership is seeking a dedicated Midday Supervisor to supervise pupils during lunchtime, ensuring safety and wellbeing in a school setting in the United Kingdom. You will monitor play areas, assist younger pupils with eating, and help maintain a calm, orderly dining hall.

As part of safer recruitment, the role requires compliance with DBS checks and safeguarding procedures, along with teamwork with teaching staff to support pupils and report any incidents promptly.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a school environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils during lunchtime, ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
• Monitor playgrounds, dining areas, corridors, and toilets as required.
• Deal with minor accidents, administering basic first aid in line with school procedures.
• Report accidents, incidents, or safeguarding concerns promptly to the appropriate member of staff.
• Work as part of a team of midday staff and communicate effectively with teaching staff.
• Support pupils in the dining hall, encouraging good manners and positive behaviour.
• Assist younger pupils with eating where necessary (e.g. opening containers, cutting food).
• Ensure the dining area remains clean, calm, and orderly.

Skills

Previous school experience

Job description

• Supervise pupils during lunchtime, ensuring their safety and wellbeing at all times
• Monitor playgrounds, dining areas, corridors, and toilets as required
• Deal with minor accidents, administering basic first aid in line with school procedures
• Report accidents, incidents, or safeguarding concerns promptly to the appropriate member of staff
• Work as part of a team of midday staff and communicate effectively with teaching staff
• Support pupils in the dining hall, encouraging good manners and positive behaviour
• Assist younger pupils with eating where necessary (e.g. opening containers, cutting food)
• Ensure the dining area remains clean, calm, and orderly, As part of our safer recruitment procedures, appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with children's barred list information where the role constitutes regulated activity. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we may also carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence process.

Voyage Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding practice that reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and best practice. It is an offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity with children if you are barred from engaging in such activity. All employees are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of personal information and must comply with the requirements of UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

• Previous experience of working in a school environment
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to counselling, 24/7 GP service and wellbeing services
• 2 Wellbeing Days per academic year
• Employee Benefits Platform including hundreds of discounts on many highstreet retailers and financial wellbeing hub
• Cycle to Work Scheme