Job Description

Hadleigh Community Primary School

Address:

Hadleigh, Suffolk IP7 5HQ

Salary:

24,414 pro rata (depending on hours - 12.65 per hour)

Hours:

6.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday: 12pm - 1.15pm, term time only

Contract:

Permanent. Required as soon as possible

Reference:

8308

Hadleigh Community Primary School

are looking for a

Midday Supervisor

to expand our lunchtime team and seek committed and motivated people to join our friendly team. You will play a vital role in ensuring our pupils have a safe, happy, and well-supervised lunch break.

Key Responsibilities:

Supervision:

Monitor pupils in the dining hall, playgrounds, or classrooms during "wet play".

Safety and Wellbeing:

Maintain the safety and welfare of children, following all safeguarding procedures. Full training on First Aid and Safeguarding will be given upon starting the role.

Support:

Assist children with eating, encourage good table manners, and facilitate positive playground games.

Inclusion:

Provide a supportive environment for all children, including those with Special Educational Needs.

You will:

have a calm, patient, and positive manner with children be a reliable team player with excellent communication skills be proactive and able to use their initiative to manage minor playground conflicts understand the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding.

We will offer you:

a welcoming and supportive school community enthusiastic and polite children who are keen to learn and play opportunities for professional development and training - many of our previous MDSA's have gone onto train to be Learning Support Assistants work within our school and others.

To find out more

Please read the

and Person Specification (pdf)

,

Job Applicants Privacy Notice (pdf)

and

Application Guidance (word)

How to apply

Please complete the

Application Form (word)

Alternatively, please email the school office on

hr@hadcps.uk

to request an application form or visit

our website

Completed application forms to be returned by email to

hr@hadcps.uk

Closing date:

1 pm, 30 January 2026.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is also subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and children's barred list check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the school.