MDSA

Silverwood School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QQ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.65 - £13.05 Hourly

MDSA job summary

Silverwood School, Trowbridge campus, is a specialist setting supporting children and young people aged 4-11 with a wide range of complex needs. Our school provides tailored, inclusive education designed to help each pupil thrive.

Here’s what you can expect:

• A warm and welcoming school environment
• Supportive and experienced staff team
• Opportunities for training and development
• Making a real difference in children's daily school experience

What our staff are saying:

“Silverwood has a real sense of community and we are forever evolving and changing as a school. It’s a really exciting and inspirational place to work with fantastic people in every department and level in the school”

“I absolutely love my job and look forward to coming into school every day. I love the team I work with and fully trust and respect them all. They support me 100% as I do them.”

About the role:

• Supervise children during the lunch break, both in the dining area and outside in the playground
• Encourage positive play and ensure the safety and wellbeing of all pupils
• Prepare food and help the pupils eat a nutritious meal
• Support pupils in developing good manners and social skills during lunchtime
• Help manage minor incidents and report and concerns to the relevant staff

We are seeking a passionate, caring and patient MDSA who thrives on making meaningful connections and plays an important part in the child daily routine and who:

• Has a kind, calm and friendly manner
• Enjoys working with children contributing to their development
• Is reliable, punctual and able to work as part of a team
• Has experience working in a school or with children (preferred but not essential - training will be provided)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Under section 175 of the Education Act 2002, Governing Bodies of maintained schools are required to ensure that their functions are carried out with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. It is vital that schools adopt recruitment and selection procedures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuited to work with them, in order to safeguard children.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Silverwood School

• School type: Special schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 473 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Silverwood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/silverwood-school

Silverwood School is an inspirational and forward thinking maintained special school based in the heart of Wiltshire and spread across three campuses. Our school is dedicated to supporting pupils aged 4-19 years with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Our mission is to enhance opportunities, enjoyment and empower every pupil to reach their full potential. Our vision is ambitious ‘Building Community; Inspiring Learning’, to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all young people with SEND needs.

Our inclusive system of excellence will seek to re-balance and improve educational provision for all children and young people with SEND, including those currently in mainstream schools and resource bases or in other alternative provision. Offering local and community-based SEND provision across a wide area from its new inception. It will also deliver high quality training and expertise to a wide range of SEND settings across the county.

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