Midday Supervisor (Casual) - Westfield Arts College

Westfield Arts College

Casual Midday Supervisors

XS2.4a Dorset Grade 2 + 2LMI

11.25 Hours per week – Monday to Friday (11.40am to 1.55pm)

Casual – Term Time Only

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Casual Midday Supervisors to join our friendly team.  The role includes supervising and supporting children and young people with a range of special educational needs and disabilities during the lunch period, both in the hall and on the playground.  

The right person will

• Be passionate about helping young people develop confidence, independence and self-esteem.
• Have some experience and/or training to support children of all ages with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Use therapeutic approaches to understand and support behaviour
• Demonstrate excellent communication and relational skills with children, young people and colleagues.
• Be creative and draw on a range of skills to meet diverse needs.
• Be committed to ongoing professional development and to contributing positively to the school’s ethos.

Further Information

Why Join Us?

• A highly supportive and collaborative staff team that values therapeutic practice and emotional wellbeing.
• Ongoing training and development in Therapeutic Thinking, communication approaches and SEND pedagogy.
• Excellent facilities, beautiful grounds and welcoming learning environment
• A school community that celebrates progress in all its forms – academic, social and emotional.
• A real opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of extraordinary young people.

About Us

Westfield is a highly regarded 4-19, 230 pupil Dorset special school. All pupils have significant learning difficulties, some with additional complex needs. The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant and successful school. They will also receive the full support of an exceptionally committed and skilful staff team.  Ofsted judged us as outstanding in February 2023.

We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Westfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidelines. 

Further information about Westfield can be found at www.westfield.dorset.sch.uk.

Closing Date:  1 October 2026

Interviews:  8 October 2026

Contact: 

Julie Rook, Admin Officer (HR)

[email protected] 

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Westfield Arts College will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.