Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic SEN Teaching assistant to support teaching staff within Broadwindsor Primary School.

Main purpose of the role:

Assist Teachers by working with pupils with specific needs eg: learning difficulties, behavioural problems and disabilities.

Start date: 6th January 2026

This post is a fixed term appointment for the remainder of this academic year.

Working hours are 8.30am - 3.15pm Monday to Friday. You will also be expected to attend a TA meeting one afternoon each week between 3.15pm - 3.45pm.

Total hours per week = 31.75

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Real energy & enthusiasm for learning
• High expectations for all pupils
• Professional warmth, care & respect for all children in our care
• Ability to supervise pupils at lunchtime
• Experience in providing direct personal care, support and assistance of toileting, eating, mobility,

Applications from both qualified teaching assistants & those wishing to gain NVQ qualification are welcome. Please read the Job Description and Person Specification.

We would love to meet you and offer you a tour, of our lovely school to arrange this please do not hesitate to contact Clare Symes, School Support Manager on

All applications must be made via Dorset Jobs for you.

Closing date: 1st December 2025

Interview date: 11th December 2025

Start Date: 5th January 2025

Join our team and help us make a real difference in the lives of our children

Broadwindsor Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Broadwindsor Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Broadwindsor Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.