Midday Supervisory Assistant (MSA) - SEN

For ASAP, we require energetic and enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistants to work with children who have severe learning difficulties. This role includes working with our children and young people during lunchtime. Duties will involve helping them with eating programmes, personal care routines and supervising lunchtime play activities.

Work hours are 11.30am to 1.30pm, Monday to Friday term-time only. Extra hours will be available, for those who want them, through our bank staff.

Pay spine H2 - From £12.85 per hour (pay rise pending)

Previous experience with special needs children would be an advantage but not essential.

We will close the advert early if we receive a large response, so please apply asap.

We are proud of our:

Extraordinary pupils

Innovative, dedicated staff

Excellent support and encouragement from Governors and the Senior Leadership Team

Varied and superb quality professional development (CPD)

School community that continually strives to improve

Ethos of focusing on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all pupils and staff

We will offer you:

A new starter induction programme

Membership to Herts Rewards, our employee benefits scheme including discounts and cashback for high street shops and online shopping

Subscription to our comprehensive Healthcare and Wellbeing package

A varied and ongoing professional development programme (CPD)

Extensive sick pay from the 1st day of absence (after 6 months service)

Generous pension provision

Various staff social events during the academic year

Optional Childcare Vouchers scheme

Opportunity to earn overtime for working at our after school clubs

Annual appraisal programme

Annual Occasional Day

Free on-site car park

Watling View is a Good School (Ofsted, April 2025), catering for the needs of children and young people with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties (2 to 19 years in age). A significant number of our pupils have autism and one in five has Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. We aim to develop and enhance the potential of our pupils through an ethos and philosophy which emphasises that we are all of equal value as members of an interdependent supportive community.

Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory clearance of enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, including the barred list, as well as all other pre-appointment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2026).

Please do not send CV’s as only completed application forms will be considered.