Midday Supervisory Assistant
Job description
Teaching Personnel are supporting a welcoming specialist provision in Wiltshire with the recruitment of a caring and dependable Midday Supervisory Assistant for a permanent part-time opportunity.
This rewarding role involves supporting pupils aged 4–19 during lunchtime routines within a highly inclusive SEND environment. The provision supports learners with autism, communication needs, complex learning difficulties and social-emotional challenges.
Working closely with classroom teams and pastoral staff, you will help create a calm, safe and positive lunchtime experience where pupils feel supported, encouraged and included.
Main Duties
- Supervising pupils within dining and outdoor areas
- Encouraging positive interactions and healthy social development
- Assisting children during mealtimes where appropriate
- Promoting safe play and structured activities
- Supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing
- Reporting concerns or incidents to senior staff
- Helping maintain routines and consistency across the day
What The School Is Looking For
- Friendly, patient and approachable personality
- Genuine interest in supporting children with additional needs
- Reliable and punctual approach to work
- Ability to remain calm within busy environments
- Team player with good communication skills
- Experience with children welcomed but not essential
Staff are highly valued and benefit from a strong community atmosphere where collaboration and kindness are central to daily practice. Training opportunities are available and leaders actively encourage professional growth.
Benefits Through Teaching Personnel
- Permanent contract with the school
- Dedicated consultant support
- Access to SEND-related CPD training
- Guidance through compliance and interview stages
- Opportunity to gain valuable specialist school experience
Safeguarding responsibilities are central to this post and successful applicants will undergo enhanced DBS and reference checks.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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