1:1 Teaching Assistant
The Quay School, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4HU26 days remaining to apply
Closing date
2 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 34.5 hours per week, finishing at 1pm on Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,583 – £26,403 per annum
Actual salary
- £21,893 – £22,595
What skills and experience we're looking for
- You have excellent communication skills
- You're flexible, can think on your feet and can form positive relationships with these young people quickly.
- You're personable, resilient and positive.
- You're a team player
- You have previous experience of working with young people with additional needs (desirable not essential).
What the school offers its staff
Are you looking to improve your work/life balance?
We know working in schools can be stressful and it is easy to give over a lot of your personal time to work. We strongly believe that work should not take over every aspect of your life in order to support both your physical and mental health. And so;
- We limit paperwork and meetings to the necessary,
- Finish at 1pm on a Friday,
- Have a robust staff wellbeing programme in place that is constantly evolving,
- We ensure training is meaningful and given time to embed.
You will have the opportunity to develop your career in a School and Delta Education Trust, a growing Trust. Our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”.
Further information about the job
1-to-1 Teaching Assistant, The Quay School
37hrs per week, Term-time only, Fixed term contract to July 2026 (with possibility of extension)
Salary: Grade D, £25,583 – £26,403, actual salary for term-time only £21,893 – £22,595
Please note: A clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.
About us:
We are an Alternative Provision school with four campuses, each supporting students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. We see every young person as an individual and work with them in ways that suit their unique strengths and challenges.
Our goal is to help students grow into confident, independent, and happy people who can make a positive impact wherever life takes them.
To do this, we draw on approaches like PACE, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Growth Mindset, Unconditional Positive Regard, and Restorative Justice. Familiarity with these ideas is helpful, but not essential—you’ll have plenty of support to learn along the way.
If you’re looking for a role that challenges, rewards, and fills you with purpose in a world where every day is unique and every moment counts, this could be the role for you!
We are an Alternative Provision school spread across 4 campuses; each catering to students with specific Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and/or medical needs. This means we think of our students as individuals and respond to their needs as such. Our aim for our students is for them to become knowledgeable, self-aware, independent and happy people who make a positive difference, wherever life takes them. Some of the fundamentals we draw on include PACE, Solution-focussed brief therapy, Growth Mindset, Unconditional Positive Regard and Restorative Justice. Some knowledge of these approaches is desirable but not essential.
We require someone to work 1:1 with a student on our Parkstone base, this young person is struggling to engage in learning without that additional support. You will need to show patience and understanding in supporting the student to attend lessons and engage in the work set by the teacher. You will need to flexible, resilient and positive with the ability to use your own initiative at times. You will need to support the young person to see the importance of qualifications as a foundation to a successful journey in life.
You will be part of an inclusive and collaborative team that, no matter what the challenge may be, are ready to face it head on and are committed to seeing it through. Previous experience of working with young people with additional needs is desired but not essential, although a reasonable grasp of basic IT programmes is a must. You may need to engage with the young person in the community so a driving license and mode of transport is also essential.
This role is based on our Parkstone Campus, 160 Herbert Ave, BH12 4HU. Visits are welcome, please contact Helen Cottrell–h.cottrell@thequayschool.com
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Quay School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 18
- School size
- 64 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Quay School website
- Email address
- Recruitment@deltaeducationtrust.com
The Quay School provides full time education for young people who are not accessing mainstream schools. We aim to provide personalised learning opportunities in a creative and supportive environment where young people are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning and aim for success. We value our students and believe that they should have every chance to learn and develop their potential.
The Quay School works in partnership with parents and carers, schools and others towards enabling our students to overcome barriers to success and lead a purposeful life.
Arranging a visit to The Quay School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@deltaeducationtrust.com.
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