Current Vacancies

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit (01666 823514 or admin@malmesbury-pri.wilts.sch.uk). An application pack for our current vacancies is usually available by contacting the school, and an application form and further information for all posts can be downloaded from this page.

Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for a role, or if circumstances change.

Named Pupil Teaching Assistant

We are looking for a caring, flexible, and motivated SEN Teaching Assistant to join us and make a real difference to children’s lives.

This is a job working with a child working in reception within a friendly, supportive and communicative team in a school that has  a good reputation for SEN provision.

You will be based in class supporting a child that has speech and language difficulties who needs support with communication and learning. The job will involve some intimate care. The job will be working the morning and supervising lunchtime.

Please see the job description for a full list of responsibilities.

Contract: Temporary contract whilst awaiting assessment of needs. Contract will run until August 2027.  (The contract may be renewed in September but this will depend on placement of child and funding)

Hours of work: 8.40 – 12.40, Tuesday to Friday (16 hours per week) 38.00 working weeks per year plus 5.7 to 6.69 paid holiday (depending on your Wiltshire Schools’ continuous service). You are required to work throughout the school term time.

Commencement date: Monday 2nd November or as close to this date as possible.

Advertisement closing date: Friday 2nd October 2026

Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 5th October 2026

Further information and application form

‘Bank’ Breakfast and After School Club Assistant

Are you looking to work in a school?  Do you want flexible hours to work when suits you? We wish to appoint a committed and caring ‘bank’ Breakfast and After School Club Assistant to join our outstanding staff team. Our before and after school childcare provision, ‘Peas in the Pod’ has become so popular that we now need more Breakfast and After School Club Assistants to join our team. We offer wraparound childcare from 7.45 – 8.45 and 15:15 – 18:00 five days a week, term time only, and the successful applicants will be responsible for carrying out all duties involved in delivering the clubs to the children, under the direction of the senior staff. Please see the job description for a full list of responsibilities.

Contract: Casual

Hours of Work: Zero Hours

Commencement date: As soon as possible

Advertisement closing date: Open

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Further information and application form

‘Bank’ Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA)

We wish to appoint a committed and caring ‘bank’ lunchtime assistant to join our outstanding staff team. The successful applicant might be required to help serve food to our reception children and then help clear the hall. They could also work with any of our children from Reception to Year 6 supporting lunchtime and playtime.

Please see the job description for a full list of responsibilities.

Contract: Zero hours

Hours of work: Flexible – between 11.15 – 13.15 for 38 weeks (term time only)

Commencement date: As soon as possible

Advertisement closing date: Open

Interview date: To be confirmed

Further information and application form

Safeguarding

Malmesbury C of E 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 full Discloure And Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

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