School Job Vacancies
MEDINA HOUSE SCHOOL VACANCIES
MEDINA HOUSE SCHOOL, School Lane, NEWPORT IOW PO30 2HS
Tel: 522917 E-mail: admin@medinahouse.iow.sch.uk
Web: www.medinahouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Chris Berry
Midday Supervisory Assistants (MSAs)
Make a Difference in Just One Hour a Day
Looking for a rewarding role that fits around your family, studies or other commitments?
Join our friendly lunchtime team and play an important part in helping children feel safe, supported and successful every day. At Medina House School, our Midday Supervisory Assistants do far more than supervise lunchtimes. They build relationships, encourage independence, support play and help create positive experiences that make a lasting difference to our children.
If you have a caring nature, a positive attitude and enjoy working with children, we’d love to hear from you.
Do you enjoy working with children and want to make a positive difference to their school day?
We are always interested in hearing from caring, reliable and enthusiastic people who would like to join our team of Midday Supervisory Assistants (MSAs) at Medina House School.
Lunchtime is an important part of our day. It’s when we eat together, spend time with our friends, develop our independence and enjoy playing and exploring. Our MSAs help make sure that every child feels safe, supported and included during this time.
As an MSA, you would support children while they eat their lunch, encourage positive interactions and play, and help create a calm, enjoyable and successful lunchtime experience for everyone.
Many of our children have a range of special educational needs and disabilities, so we are looking for people who are patient, understanding and able to build positive relationships with children and colleagues.
Why Join Medina House School?
At Medina House School, you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive team who are passionate about making a difference in children’s lives.
We know that joining a specialist school setting can feel daunting, so we’ll make sure you feel supported from the very beginning. We provide training, guidance and opportunities to develop your knowledge and confidence in working with children with additional needs.
Whether you’re looking for your first role in education, returning to work, considering a future career working with children, or simply looking for a rewarding role during school hours, we’d love to hear from you.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for people who are:
• Kind, patient and approachable
• Reliable and committed
• Able to build positive relationships with children
• Comfortable working as part of a team
• Enthusiastic about supporting children to have a positive school experience
Hours
• 5 hours per week
• Term time only
• Permanent contract opportunities available as vacancies arise
Interested in Joining Our Team?
We are always keen to hear from people interested in becoming a Midday Supervisory Assistant at Medina House School.
To arrange an informal conversation or visit, please contact:
Katie Pender, School Business Manager
📞 01983 522917
📧 admin@medinahouse.iow.sch.uk
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Safer Recruitment Policy and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to have an enhanced DBS check and share in this commitment.
This School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Please note that this role falls within the strategic partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council. The employer will be the Isle of Wight Council and employment is on Isle of Wight terms and conditions. Hampshire County Council delivers, on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, all of its children’s services functions and did so for an agreed period of five years from 1 July 2013, the original five year partnership arrangement under direction of the Secretary of State finished in 2018 but has been extended voluntarily by both local authorities for a further five years. The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through Hampshire County Council Children’s Services Director/Assistant Director and managers who take operational responsibility for children’s services.
MEDINA HOUSE SCHOOL VACANCIES
MEDINA HOUSE SCHOOL, Newport Site
Headteacher: Chris Berry
Post: Teaching Assistant C x 3
TA Salary: Hay Scale 3 A-E, £18,215.80 – £18,407.47 pa (FTE £25,185.00 – £25,450.00)
Hours: 31 hours per week, term time only, commencing as soon as possible
We’re looking for a kind and caring Teaching Assistant to come and work with us at Medina House School’s Newport site, and we thought we’d tell you about it ourselves!
At our school, we’re a friendly group of children who love learning, exploring and discovering the world around us. We all learn in different ways and sometimes need a little extra support to help us communicate, build our confidence, develop our independence and achieve our goals.
We’re looking for someone who is patient, encouraging and ready to understand our individual needs, helping us to develop confidence, independence and a love of learning. Someone who believes in celebrating our successes, no matter how big or small, and who enjoys making learning fun, engaging and meaningful.
You’d be working alongside us throughout the school week, supporting us in our learning, helping us develop our independence and joining in with the many activities that make our school such a special place. Every day is different, and there are lots of opportunities to help us grow, learn and succeed.
We’re all different, and that’s what makes our school such a special place. Some of us communicate in different ways, some of us need support with our learning, and some of us need help to build our confidence and independence. We’re looking for someone who will take the time to get to know us, understand what makes us unique and help us to enjoy learning and celebrate our achievements.
The adults here are friendly, supportive and work closely together as a team. They care about each other just as much as they care about us, and everyone is committed to helping children reach their full potential. You’d be joining a school community where relationships matter and where your contribution will be valued.
When you come to work with us, we want you to feel supported too. We’ll help you learn all about the different ways we communicate, learn and experience the world. You’ll have access to lots of training, specialist SEND development opportunities and the chance to grow your skills throughout your career. As you learn more about how to support us, you’ll help us feel confident, successful and ready to take on new challenges.
We’d love you to come and visit us to see what makes our Newport site so special and meet the children and staff who make it such a welcoming place to learn and work.
If you’d like a job where every day is different, where you’ll learn alongside us, celebrate our achievements and make a real difference to our lives, then we’d love to hear from you!
For application forms and further details, including job descriptions and person specifications, please email admin@medinahouse.iow.sch.uk or visit www.medinahouseschool.co.uk. Completed application forms should be returned to admin@medinahouse.iow.sch.uk, FAO Katie Pender, School Business Manager.
Visits to the school are welcome so please call us to arrange.
Closing date for posts: Noon on 18th September 2026
Shortlisting for posts: 21st September 2026
Interviews for posts: 5th October 2026
Medina House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before appointment is confirmed.
PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children’s Services directorate.
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.