North Bradley C of E Primary School

Coombe House School; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 2,600 - 3,100; Full time

Job summary

North Bradley C of E Primary School within EQUA Mead Learning Trust is seeking a Midday Supervisory Assistant to support lunchtime activities for pupils. The role covers 7.5 hours per week across 38 weeks per year, with start date as soon as possible.

You will supervise both indoor and outdoor activities, assist with meals and play, and promote a safe, inclusive environment while helping pupils thrive.

Qualifications

• Caring approach to children's wellbeing.
• Ability to be approachable and supportive to pupils.
• Works well in a small team to support lunchtime activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise lunchtime activities indoors and outdoors.
• Help prepare and clear dining areas.
• Support pupils' wellbeing and positive behaviour at lunchtimes.
• Provide basic first aid support when needed.

Skills

Caring

Approachable

Team player

Positive attitude

Job description

The working hours for this role are expected to be7.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year. The start date for this role isas soon as possible.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join our friendly school community as a Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA), helping to create a safe, happy, and enjoyable lunchtime experience for all pupils. You will play an important role in supporting children as they eat, play, and socialise, encouraging positive behaviour, good manners, and strong relationships throughout the school day. Working both indoors and outdoors, you will help supervise lunchtime activities, maintain a safe environment, and support pupils' wellbeing while ensuring every child feels valued and included. The role also involves preparing and clearing dining areas, maintaining a clean and welcoming space, and providing basic first aid support when needed. We are looking for someone who is caring, approachable, and enthusiastic, with a genuine enjoyment of working with children and helping them thrive. The successful candidate will be a positive team player who can build warm relationships with pupils and colleagues while contributing to the school's caring ethos and values. This rewarding position offers the chance to make a real difference every day and become a valued part of a supportive and dedicated school team. As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.

About EQUA Mead Learning Trust

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre-school, primary, secondary, and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice. This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, it is important that references are requested and, wherever possible, obtained before the interview. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance states that references should be sought before interview wherever possible and should be scrutinised as part of the recruitment process to help ensure that only suitable individuals are appointed to work with children.

Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.Your application must include afull employment history,accounting for any periods of time where you were not in active employment. If this is notincludedit may not be possible to consider your application.Tocomply withsafer recruitment regulations, we cannot accept applications using a CV. An incomplete application will not be considered.

This role will involve contact with children, and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

Our family of like-minded schools collaborate to provide mutual support, share best practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing each school’s distinctive character.We believe all children and young people have the right to a great education and we seek to improve the life chances of all those we serve; it is our mission to give Every Child, Every Chance of success.

Across our Trust, we want our children and young people to be inspired by their learning, and to instil in them a motivation and aspiration to succeed in all they do. Our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people, encouraging and preparing them to do their very best in their learning both within the curriculum and beyond.

High quality teaching is a priority, coupled with strong nurturing support, where adults genuinely care about the wellbeing of the children and young people in their care. It’sour aim to meet the needs of each child individually and we provide the resources and staff to achieve this. Our dedicated team iscommitted to providing a wonderfully creative learning environment to fascinate every child. Aspirations for excellence underpin all that we do; our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people.

Children and young people in our schools are happy and safe, motivated to reach their full potential and equipped to become resilient, independent learners. They are prepared to live responsibly and peacefully in the spirit of understanding, and opportunities to develop their creativity, confidence and communication skills are woven into all aspects of school life.

North Bradley C of E Primary School

Jo Coles
[e-mail]
Church Lane, North Bradley
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0TA

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Recruitment processes follow Safer Recruitment guidance, and all interviews-regardless of role-will include questions relating to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and complies with the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’.These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website .

Please note that by applying, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines .