Job Description Address: Clifford Road Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1PJ Salary: £23,657 pro rata (£12.26 per hour) Hours: Part Time Hours to be agreed but approximately 1 hour 15 minutes per day 5 days per week, 38 weeks per year. Term time only Contract: Permanent. Required from July 2025 Reference: 7553 Clifford Road Primary School is a vibrant and inclusive community, and we are looking for a caring and reliable Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA) to join our friendly team. We are especially keen to appoint someone who can bring creativity to lunchtimes through leading fun and engaging sporting activities. Whether you are organising games to develop fundamental sporting skills, setting up playground challenges, or encouraging teamwork and fair play, your role will help make lunchtimes an active, safe, and enjoyable part of the school day for all our pupils. You will: supervise children during the lunchtime period, both in the dining hall and on the playground organise and lead structured games and sports that promote physical activity, inclusion, and teamwork build positive relationships with children and staff support pupils' wellbeing and model positive behaviour maintain an acceptable standard of conduct and safety as laid down in the school policies, by dealing with any problem, minor injuries and reporting breaches of discipline to an appropriate member of staff undertake any other related duties as directed by the line manager/headteacher. We are looking for someone who: has experience working with children (school-based experience is a plus) enjoys leading games or sports and can inspire participation from all is friendly, patient, and approachable can work well as part of a team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with children and is passionate about promoting active, healthy lifestyles. We are a 2-form entry school with 413 pupils on roll and 18 children in our nursery at the heart of the vibrant town of Ipswich. We would welcome visits to our school and this is strongly encouraged. For more information Please read the Job Description (pdf) and Application Guidance (Word) Please feel free to contact Cieran Dadds, Headteacher by either calling 01473 251605 or emailing: office@cliffordroad.suffolk.sch.uk To find out more, please visit our website (Clifford Road Primary School) How to apply To apply, please submit your completed Application Form (Word) by email to: office@cliffordroad.suffolk.sch.uk Closing date: 9 am, 19 June 2025. Interview date: 26 June 2025. Clifford Road Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, police vetting checks and background identity checks About the Team IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING To apply, please follow the application process detailed above. This job does not have a Suffolk Jobs Direct online application form. The 'Apply Now' button below only allows you to submit a job alert, not an online application.