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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    20 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    16 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,404.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) per annum pro rata

Teaching Assistant / MDSA job summary

Chirton C of E Primary School is a popular, friendly rural school, situated close to Devizes.

We pride ourselves on our comprehensive induction process and delivering ongoing professional development to all of our staff. We will give full training to the right person, as we believe strongly that it’s much more about attitude and approach than it is about experience. As a result, we welcome applications from people who are passionate about working with children, no matter what their background is. 

The role will involve:  

  • Working with groups of individuals within all curricular areas under the direction of the teacher, to develop the physical, intellectual, emotional and social skills of the children 

  • Assisting with learning activities to develop children’s knowledge through support and encouragement 

  • Preparing activities, ensuring that appropriate materials/equipment are available, and assisting in clearing away afterwards 

    Supporting the preparation and adaptation of teaching aids, games, and worksheets as directed 

    Meeting children’s pastoral needs for praise, comfort, encouragement, reassurance and care 

    Taking responsibility for the welfare and hygiene of pupils 

    Administering First Aid and medication 

This vacancy is Fixed-Term, Part-Time. The working hours for this role are Wednesday - Friday 09:00 - 13:00. 9 Teaching Assistant hours and an additional 3 MDSA hours.

For a more detailed job description and person specification please view the attached documents.

This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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.

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About Chirton Church of England Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
105 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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