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location_on Location Hill Park Special School, Foredown Road, Portslade, BN41 2FU
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MDSA (Midday Supervisory Assistant)
location_on Hill Park Special School, Foredown Road, Portslade, BN41 2FU 16/10/2026
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Salary £27,274 - £27,709 pro rata
Contractual hours 10
Job category/type Teaching and Leadership
Date posted 02/10/2026
Job reference REQ0001586
Attachments Application Form (Support Staff).docx Job Description and Person Spec - MDSA.doc Letter fom school.docx
Job description
Hill Park School is a 3 site special school for pupils aged 4 - 16 years with moderate (MLD), severe (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Some pupils also have a diagnosis of autistic spectrum condition (ASC), complex medical needs, physical disabilities and / or attachment disorders.
We have students from KS1 through to KS4 and we will place suitable candidates across the school depending on their experience and skills.
Part time: 10 hours per week (Monday to Friday – 11.30am-1.30pm), term time only.
Fixed term: Until 31 August 2027
Paid weeks per year:43.89 (inclusive of holiday entitlement)
Start date:As soon as possible
About the Role
We are looking to recruit Mid-day Supervisory Assistants on our Secondary site in Portslade, to work from 11.30am to 1.30pm, with class teams across the lunch period. This role could be based in the school hall where the children eat, in the classroom or in the playground and will include:
- Encouraging good manners and assisting children with their food where necessary
- Interacting with the children in outdoor play
- Supervising children in classrooms on wet days
- Working 1-1 with specific children when required to
- Enjoy working with children
- Be able to manage a challenging environment, both physically and mentally
The role may require intimate and personal care but full training will be provided. Additional casual/bank hours outside of these MDSA hours may also be available.
To support staff living in the City we are members of the Rental Deposit Loan Scheme run by Brighton & Hove City Council and further details of this are available upon request.
Closing date: 9am Friday 16 th October 2026
Interview date:Friday 4 th November 2026
Telephone: (01273) 422855
Website: www.hillpark.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Additional Information
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. We take safeguarding and child protection seriously and all posts at Hill Park are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.
Company Information
Brighton & Hove Schools - Taking Action for Equality
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Brighton & Hove Schools do not accept CV or resume.
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