Charmouth - Teaching Assistant 32.5 hours per week - Fixed Term

Charmouth Primary School, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6LR

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  10 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 July 2025

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 - Teaching Assistant 32.5 hours per week - Fixed Term 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 2026; 32.5 hours per week; 38 weeks per year.

Closing Date: Midday on Sunday 10th August 2025

Interviews will take place on Thursday 21st August 2025

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. Applications supported by recruitment agencies will not be considered

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Charmouth Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 81 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Charmouth Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/charmouth-primary-school-bridport

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