Midday Supervisory Assistant - 2 posts

Part of the Heigham Community Federation

Tel: 01603 441034

Email: hr@heighamcf.org

Website: www.avenuejunior.org

Executive Headteacher: Michael Bunting

• Salary – £11.59 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• Post 1 – 4 hours per week (Tue & Wed)
• Post 2 - 10 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
• Term time only

We are looking for enthusiastic, friendly and hardworking MSAs to join our team and help with the supervision of our fantastic children at lunchtimes. 

The role involves taking an active part in supervising and managing outside play and promoting good relationships with positive behaviour. There are 2 positions available – 10 hours per week Monday-Friday and 4 hours per week Tuesday and Wednesday. 

You must:

• Be kind, firm and fair
• Be approachable 
• Be calm and patient 
• Understand and respect confidentiality

Experience of working with children in either a paid or voluntary setting would be an advantage but is not essential; training will be given but a genuine love of working with children is!

Duties Include

• Setting up and clearing away furniture for lunchtime (some lifting of tables and benches
• Supervising children eating their lunch
• Providing play activities and / or supervising free play on the playground

Being an MSA allows you to really get to know our school and has been the starting point for many of our teaching/classroom assistants.

Avenue Junior School is a 4 form entry junior school located in central Norwich. We have wonderfully enthusiastic children with a stimulating and creative curriculum with a good record of academic achievement.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for job’ button.

Please return your completed form by email to - hr@heighamcf.org 

Closing date:   20 August 2024

Interview date: TBC 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.