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School Meals Supervisory Assistants (SMSA)

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School · Bristol · Bristol, City of

Job description

Do you have experience working with children? If so, we would love to hear from you.

You will:-

  • Supervise, guide, and assist children during lunch breaks—both in the dining hall and playground.
  • Support good behaviour and positive interactions among pupils.
  • Carry out basic cleaning tasks during and after lunch (e.g., wiping tables, clearing trays, mopping small spills).

You are:-

  • Committed to making lunchtime a positive, smoothly-run, enjoyable experience
  • Flexible, self-motivated & able to work as part of a team.
  • Ideally experienced in working effectively within a learning/childcare setting, able to build a rapport with people at all levels - ages, ability and background.

We can offer:

  • Happy, friendly and talented students
  • Enthusiastic, committed and friendly staff
  • A school with strong care, support and guidance
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About this school

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Not rated
Pupils
754
Avg teacher salary
£53,518
Pupil:teacher ratio
17:1

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

Location

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Bristol, Bristol, City of, BS14 9LS

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Salary
£13.45 Hourly Monday to Friday 12.30-2.30pm
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part time
Posted
7 October 2026
Closing date
2 November 2026

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