MDSA

About Liden AcademyAt Liden Academy, our children are at the centre of everything we do. We are fully committed to our school mission of ‘Growth through Excellence,’ as we take huge pride in improving the progress children make both academically and socially, in a happy and caring environment.Our school and pre-school are very much at the heart of our local community, who play a really active role in supporting our learning. We offer an ‘all-through’ education with many of our children starting pre-school at 2 years old, preparing them for a smooth transition to school. We are extremely fortunate to have a wonderful Early Years dedicated setting, and one of the largest and well equipped outdoor playing areas in Swindon, with excellent facilities such as our own woods, wildlife area, two large playing fields, outdoor multi-sports arena and climbing park.As part of Excalibur Academies Trust, we benefit from shared expertise and strong governance, whilst maintaining our own unique identity, values and deep community focus.The RoleWe are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA) 12:00 - 13:30 daily term time only - Monday to Friday.You will work in partnership with classroom staff to support pupils during lunchtimes. Responsibilities include the supervision of pupils during lunchtime as required to ensure the safety, general welfare and behaviour management of pupils during lunchtime.Main Duties - please read carefully before applying Support an individual child with their gastrostomy (gastro) feeding and associated care needs, following the child’s agreed care plan, school procedures and professional guidance.Undertake gastrostomy feeding only after completing the appropriate training and demonstrating the required level of competence.Follow all relevant health, safety, hygiene and infection-control procedures when providing gastrostomy care.Monitor the child during feeding and report any concerns, changes or issues promptly to the appropriate member of staff, parent/carer or healthcare professional in line with the child’s care plan.Maintain accurate and confidential records relating to gastrostomy feeding and care.Please see the attached Job Description for full details of the responsibilities and expectations of this role.Please check the Person Specification for the qualifications that are listed as Essential for this role. You will be required to show these qualifications if you are successful.Benefits Support on Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Supportive colleagues and SLT Eager and motivated students Excellent Pension Scheme (Teachers & LGPS for support and Shared Services staff) Employee Assistance Programme Free on-site parking & Cycle to Work Scheme Free Eye Tests Career development opportunities within school and across the Trust Flexible Family Friendly PoliciesNote: Applicants will be considered as received. Should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early.In the first instance we would welcome your application via My New Term. However, if you are unable to complete the application on this platform, please contact the team using recruitment@excalibur.org.uk and we will be able to issue a Word version of the application form for completion and return by the deadline. Unfortunately, in line with Safer Recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.If you would like to find out more about working at Liden Academy, please follow this link to the recruitment pages on our website Vacancies - Liden Academy