Senior Midday Supervisor at Wyke Regis Infant School

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Midday-Supervisor to start in September 2026 to lead our team of happy, caring and hardworking Midday Supervisory Assistants (MSA) during the lunch period.  

We require someone who will:

•           Ensure that the health, safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils is maintained.

•           Be committed to our positive, inclusive and creative ethos.

•           Have excellent behaviour management skills.

•           Have experience in a similar role.

•           Manage our MSA team, recognising and encouraging strengths and good practice.

•           Be organised but flexible and open to change.

•           Have lots of energy and positivity.

•           Support and include all pupils.

•           Have a positive attitude, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

The Senior MSA will:

•           Lead and line manage the MSA Team.

•           Organise staff to ensure that all areas, both inside and out have appropriate adult supervision to maintain the smooth running of the lunchtime/play period.

•           Arrange and facilitate appropriate play and physical activities during the lunch period.

•           Ensure that the lunchtime period is a happy and safe experience for all our children.

•           Share the school ethos of promoting a positive approach to behaviour management.

•           Liaise with the Senior Leadership Team and/or Class Teacher(s) as necessary.

•           Ensure adequate and appropriate first aid provision is available during lunch period.

•           Ensure the smooth delivery of lunches each day. 

•           Identify, encourage and promote good practice amongst the team.

The hours of work will be 11:45 -13:30 Monday to Friday (8.75hrs, term-time only 38 weeks)

Please note Dorset County Council does not accept CV’s in place of an application form as we require the same range of information from all candidates. Applications may be submitted by completing the online application.

Wyke Regis Infant School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Wyke Regis Infant School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.