Hillside Special School Address: Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1NN Salary: £12.85 per hour (£13.05 per hour for Relief LSA) Hours: 6 hours 40 minutes per week, 1 hour 20 minutes daily (12pm – 1.20pm) Monday – Friday, 38 weeks per year, term time only. Contract: Permanent (subject to a six-month probationary period) required as soon as possible or September 2026. Reference: 8833. Due to the ever increasing numbers of pupils, Hillside Special School are seeking engaging and highly motivated people with warm personalities, to join the very friendly and supportive team at our all-age special school for pupils with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties. We have 92 children on roll. Midday Supervisory Assistants (MDSAs) may be required to work with pupils of any age and ability. Emotional and physical resilience, the ability to stay calm in challenging situations, patience and a good sense of humour are all very important. MDSAs also have the opportunity to work additional hours as Relief Learning Support Assistants (casual contract). This can be any amount of hours over the course of a week assisting pupils in the classroom. To find out more We actively encourage applicants to see our school in action before applying for vacancies. If this post is of interest to you and you would like to know more, please contact us, via email to admin@hillside.suffolk.sch.uk including your full name and ‘MDSA Vacancy’ in the subject line. Please also include your phone number in the body of your email and we will arrange a mutually convenient time to visit. How to apply For full details about the role and how to apply, please see our website. If you think you have the qualities to fulfil this role and you want to make a real contribution to our school, we would welcome an application from you. All applications must be made on an official application form which can be found on our website. CVs cannot be accepted. Please send your completed application form to admin@hillside.suffolk.sch.uk or in the post to Hillside Special School, Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1NN. Closing date: 10am, 19 May 2026. Interview date: 2 June 2026. (You must be available to attend all day on this date) Promoted as SPJ (Standard Plus Job) on Suffolk Jobs Direct. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is also subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and children’s barred list check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the school.