Midday Supervisory Assistant
Job Title: MDSA
Start Date: September 2025
Closing Date: Thursday 3rd July
Interview Date: Thursday 10th July
Salary Range: Grade 16 point 2
Hours: 5.4 per week
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026
Responsible to: Headteacher/Senior Leadership Team
We have a wonderful opportunity for a Midday Supervisory Assistant to join our dedicated and supportive team, based at St Louis Catholic Primary School, part of the Dustan Catholic Educational Trust.
Do you have the drive, ambition and determination to secure positive outcomes for our pupils? Do you want to work in a forward thinking and aspirational school?
We would welcome applicants who are:
Willing to work well as part of a dedicated team of both MDSAs and Teaching assistants to support lunch time play as well as undertaking supervisory activities. These activities would include:
Leading children’s games and play so that they become more physically active during our lunch hour.
Encouraging children to include each other in play
Supporting the school’s Sports Leaders to facilitate play with their peers
Helping children to resolve disagreements independently
Addressing incidents of poor behaviour choices
Familiar with the need to safeguard children and understand its importance.
Willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school.
In addition, there may also be times where the post holder may need to carry out a variety of supervisory duties that will include:
Setting up / clearing away the lunch hall.
Clear spillages and cleaning the floor.
Helping children with their lunches e.g. cutting food
Encouraging children to eat their lunches
Minor first aid incidents
Other tasks as specified by the school’s leadership team or senior MDSA
We can offer a school that:
A strong and supportive ethos
Happy, enthusiastic and friendly pupils
An excellent community spirit which fosters collaboration with its parents and carers and parish.
Friendly and dedicated staff who are committed to embracing new ideas to improve teaching and learning
A supportive Trust community
An extensive programme of CPD and support.
Please contact the school office on 01373 463728 or send an email to office@sl.thedcet.com to arrange a visit.
For all recruitment enquiries please email recruitment@thedcet.com Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close advert if a suitable candidate is found.
The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory references.
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