About this role
The Role
A One-to-One Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA) will be assigned a specific pupil and will undertake the following duties for that pupil.
Job Purpose
Direct supervision of designated pupil throughout the midday break; from the end of morning session until the start of the afternoon session.
Maintain an acceptable standard of conduct and safety as laid out in the school policies, by dealing with any problem, minor injuries and reporting breaches of discipline to an appropriate member of staff.
Duties and Specific Responsibilities
Assist in the care of the whole child including toileting,changing as required.
Assist the pupil with eating during lunchtime.
Assist the pupil to move and set up equipment and furniture.
All duties will be carried out within recognised procedures or guidelines.
May include ad hoc duties, which require some initiative.
Will make day-to-day decisions about own workload.
There will be some need to interpret information or situations and to solve straightforward problems.
Exchanges orally or in writing varied information with a range of audiences.
Problems will be referred to line manager.
No direct responsibility for supervising others, but may involve demonstrating duties or giving advice and guidance to new employees or others.