Teaching Assistant with MDSA and Wraparound Care Duties

Salary:
Teaching Assistant based on experience: Grade C - 12.85/hr - 13.05/hr (FTE 24796 - 25185 pro rata)
MDSA: Grade B - 12.85/hr (FTE 24796 pro rata)
Wraparound Care Assistant: Grade C - 12.85/hr - 13.05/hr (FTE 24796 - 25185 pro rata)

Hours of work:
Teaching Assistant: 8.45am 12.00pm Thursday and Friday & 1.00pm 3.15pm Thursday and Friday
MDSA: 12.30midday to 1.00pm (Thurs & Fri) (2h per week)
Wraparound (WAC): BREAKFAST: 7.15am 8.45am Thursday and Friday & WRAPAROUND CARE 3.15pm 5.45pm Thursday & 3.15pm 4.45pm Friday
A half hour unpaid break is included between 12.00 and 12.30pm the times of this may vary due to school daily requirements.

Contract type: Permanent (Term time plus 5 weeks holiday pay)

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Coombe Bissett CE VA Primary School for further information.

All about the role:

Teaching Assistant (TA) with MDSA duties at lunch time and Wraparound Care 2 x days per week to be worked on a Thursday and Friday.

Teaching Assistant and Wraparound Care Assistant roles:
We wish to appoint enthusiastic kind and reliable people to join our amazing happy dedicated and committed team.

You will be someone who aspires to inspire all children and is able to demonstrate that you can work under pressure maintaining a calm and patient approach. You will be encouraging supportive and caring and will appreciate how to work with children with additional needs. Supporting pupils learning either in groups or through 1:1 work. Well organised motivated and confident in managing groups of children and appropriate behaviour. Able to work with distractions and have a good sense of humour. Whilst experienced applicants are invited new to school working applicants are also welcomed. Training and First Aid Training will be required to be undertaken as necessary.

The Wraparound Care assistant will also be confident in food handling and assisting in providing basic Breakfast and Tea to children in the club.

MDSA Roles:
We also wish to appoint enthusiastic kind and reliable people to join our amazing happy dedicated and committed help and support with other staff during the lunch time in assisting delivery of ordered meals to packed lunch children and ensuring all children are eating. Managing appropriate behaviour. There is a physical element to this job in cleaning and clearing and stacking tables and benches.

Overseeing children in after lunch play either outside and/or inside during wet play.

You will be someone who is encouraging supportive and caring to childrens individual needs. Training and First Aid training to be undertaken as necessary.

A bit about us:

Coombe Bissett Primary School is situated in the village of Coombe Bissett just outside Salisbury. Our Head Teacher; Mrs Emma Haworth is an enthusiastic leader and staff at the school are happy and committed to their roles within school always going the extra mile as needed.

The school has approx. 100 pupils currently arranged in four mixed year group classes.

Being a small school enables us to build up a very close supportive and loving family environment for our children to feel safe respected and valued. Each child is an important member of our school and we ensure that all the children know this.

We believe that learning is fun and exciting. Through the skills dedication and enthusiasm of our staff we create a learning environment and a rich curriculum to inspire all our know our children extremely well nurturing their potential through excellent teaching challenge and support and ensuring their wellbeing with our caring and creative ethos.

Although we are small we have a big heart and are full of hope and aspiration for our children as we aim to enable every child to flourish as we inspire a love of learning in all members of our school. We have high standards and expectations of behaviour and attainment so that our children develop the confidence to explore the world around them embrace new ideas and skills and express the joy in their learning.

Our rural location is a real feature of our school which includes lots of different outdoor space large playing field and access to Nature Trails.

Find out more and apply:

At our school you can experience our strong ethos and meet our fantastic team and incredible children for further information please call Mrs Allison Brown School Business Manager or emailto request further information.
Further information including application pack can also be found on our website

Closing date (and time): Friday 15th May 2026
Interview date: w/c 18/05/2026
Commencement date: Tuesday 25th May 2026 or as soon as possible after all checks have been completed

Coombe Bissett Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must disclose all spent and unspent convictions cautions reprimands and warnings that are not protected under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 & 2020). An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful applicant.

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