Charmouth Primary - SEND Teaching Assistant - (Fixed Term, 32.5 hours per week)

Charmouth Primary School, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6LR

16 days remaining to apply

Closing date
6 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 December 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 Annually (FTE) £17,689.13 (Actual salary)

Charmouth Primary - SEND Teaching Assistant - (Fixed Term, 32.5 hours per week) job summary

The First Federation Trust, a Multi Academy Trust of 29 primary schools across Devon and Dorset, including Charmouth Primary School.

Charmouth Primary School and Nursery in West Dorset is situated on the beautiful Jurassic Coast in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This modern, purpose-built school lies in the heart of the traditional seaside village, only a stone’s throw from the beach where the school extends its learning with outdoor activities including rock pooling, art, beach cleans and more.

The school provides for children from the age of three, offering a friendly, safe and nurturing environment with excellent connections with the local community. Based on the edge of west Dorset and East Devon, the school can be reached from Exeter, Taunton and Weymouth.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individual to work alongside the class teacher to support teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will be required to:

To deliver targeted interventions
To promote inclusion through the development of social skills, language and emotional well-being
To work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school
You will be expected to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given situations with integrity and compassion

This post is fixed term until 31 August 2025; 32.5 hours per week; 38 weeks per year.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 9 January 2025.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01297 560591

Why work for us

Whatever role or level, we are committed to supporting staff in their professional development and offer a wide range of benefits including:

Professional and career development pathways, coaching and mentoring
Fast-track process to explore new opportunities across the trust family of schools
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme.
Access to a free and confidential employee wellbeing programme
Tax-free cycle-to-work scheme

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role requires an enhanced DBS disclosure. Our Child Protection policy can be found on the school's website All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.