Teaching Assistant

2 weeks ago

Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year


We are seeking to appoint an innovative Teaching Assistant to support students in school.  You will be skilled at engaging and motivating students who find learning and communicating a challenge, in the classroom as well as during intervention groups.

We require someone:

  • Enthusiastic and committed to the learning needs of all young people.
  • Good at building relationships with young people and other adults.
  • Qualified at least to level 2 (grade C/4 or above at GCSE) in English and Maths.
  • Able to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
  • Adaptable, flexible, proactive and relentlessly optimistic.

    If you have any queries about the post please contact: Claire Noble, Assistant Headteacher, by calling the school number.

    Please send a letter of application together with a completed application form to Mrs Anita Pullen, Headteacher's PA ([email protected]) by the deadline, Monday 8th December.

    You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for interview.



Further Information

The 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.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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 paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years' service.

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

The 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.

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.



About Us

We can offer:

  • A friendly and supportive working environment.
  • The opportunity to build on existing skills and knowledge, working as part of a Multi Academy Trust, with internal opportunities for career progression.
  • A generous pension scheme, on-site nursery, and discounted local gym membership.

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