Midday Supervisory Assistant (MSA) - SEN

Watling View School; East Finchley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New starter induction programme

Healthcare and Wellbeing package

CPD opportunities

Generous pension provision

Free on-site car park

Job summary

Watling View School is seeking energetic Midday Supervisory Assistants to support children with severe learning difficulties during lunchtime. You will help with eating programmes, personal care routines and supervise lunchtime activities.

Hours are 11:30am to 1:30pm, Monday to Friday term-time only, with extra hours via our bank staff. Previous experience with special needs children is advantageous but not essential. DBS checks and safeguarding compliance are required.

Qualifications

• Experience with special needs children would be an advantage but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise lunchtime activities for children and young people.
• Assist with eating programmes during lunchtime.
• Assist with personal care routines during lunch break.

Skills

Energetic

Enthusiastic

Education

Experience with special needs children

Job description

For ASAP, we require energetic and enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistants to work with children who have severe learning difficulties. This role includes working with our children and young people during lunchtime. Duties will involve helping them with eating programmes, personal care routines and supervising lunchtime play activities.

Work hours are 11.30am to 1.30pm, Monday to Friday term-time only. Extra hours will be available, for those who want them, through our bank staff.

Pay spine H2 - From £13.28 per hour

Previous experience with special needs children would be an advantage but not essential.

We are proud of our:

• Extraordinary pupils
• Innovative, dedicated staff
• Excellent support and encouragement from Governors and the Senior Leadership Team
• Varied and superb quality professional development (CPD)
• School community that continually strives to improve
• Ethos of focusing on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all pupils and staff

We will offer you:

• A new starter induction programme
• Membership to Herts Rewards, our employee benefits scheme including discounts and cashback for high street shops and online shopping
• Subscription to our comprehensive Healthcare and Wellbeing package
• A varied and ongoing professional development programme (CPD)
• Extensive sick pay from the 1st day of absence (after 6 months service)
• Generous pension provision
• Various staff social events during the academic year
• Optional Childcare Vouchers scheme
• Opportunity to earn overtime for working at our after school clubs
• Annual appraisal programme
• Annual Occasional Day
• Free on-site car park

Watling View is a Good School (Ofsted, April 2025), catering for the needs of children and young people with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties (2 to 19 years in age). A significant number of our pupils have autism and one in five has Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. We aim to develop and the ... ... ... .. .... ...... .... ...??… … ? .... .... deep… YA ...

Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory clearance of enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, including the barred list, as well as all other pre-appointment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2026).