General Teaching Assistant

Canford Heath Junior School, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8PJ

32 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,584.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (Actual) Pro-rata

General Teaching Assistant job summary

‘TEACH Poole’ Multi-Academy Trust

Ad Astra Infant School

Haymoor Junior School

Canford Heath Infant School

Canford Heath Junior School

General Teaching Assistant

Canford Heath Junior School

12 hours per week, Monday and Tuesday

8:15 am - 3:00 pm with 45 minutes lunch

Grade D (Points 5 - 6)

£25,584 to £25,989 per annum pro-rata

(Actual salary £6,890.35 - £6,999.42)

Permanent

Start Date: November

The TEACH Poole Multi Academy Trust was formed in April 2015. All four of our wonderful schools are graded as good or outstanding schools by Ofsted. We are extremely popular, over-subscribed, forward-thinking schools with supportive staff and fantastic children.

We are looking to appoint a permanent Teaching Assistant to join our Trust with the skills to work across the whole primary school age range. The successful candidate will be employed by the Trust as a whole and as such, can be expected to carry out their duties at any of the four schools. However, the current position will be based at Canford Heath Junior School, with the successful candidates required to provide learning support to children in Year 6.

If you:

• Have experience of working with pupils with a range of needs
• Have a range of strategies to motivate and support learning
• Have a passion for inclusion and supporting pupils with additional needs to succeed in a classroom
• Believe in supporting pupils’ emotional wellbeing
• Are keen to work in a supportive, learning environment
• Work well in a team
• Are able to bring energy and positivity to the role
• A can-do attitude to overcoming obstacles
• Preparedness to go above and beyond
• Resilience and stamina

We can offer:

Fun, friendly and supportive staff who get on well together

Rights’ Respecting pupils with excellent attitudes to learning and outstanding behaviour

Superb opportunities and specialist training for career professional development within our Trust

A fantastic induction programme

Enviable support at all levels, and a proactive approach to staff well-being, work-life balance and care for each person as an individual, including the ability to take time off during term time

Beautiful school grounds and welcoming learning environments

Highly competitive rates of pay and excellent pension contributions by the Trust.

Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured; and

Long service awards

Closing date: Sunday 1st November 2026

Interviews: Monday 9th November 2026

Personal information provided by candidates will be securely filed electronically and password protected, with paper copies locked in filing cabinets in a locked office. They will not be released to third parties outside the school without the consent of the person concerned, except where there is a legal requirement to do so. If the application does not proceed, the data will be securely disposed of after 6 months. Any concerns regarding data gathered in the recruitment process should be directed to the Data Manager - Hayley Hemmings at h.hemmings@teachpoole.com

These schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be undertaken of the successful applicant’s background credentials including an enhanced DBS check. Online searches will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. Suitability to work with children will be explored at interview.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

At Canford Heath Junior School, safeguarding is of the utmost importance. The school aims to help protect the children in its care by working consistently and appropriately with all agencies to reduce risk and promote the welfare of children.

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 Canford Heath Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 489 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Canford Heath Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/canford-heath-junior-school

Canford Heath Junior School is a Gold Rights Respecting School, which feeds through every aspect of the school and supports the school in its drive to ensure that when children leave, they do so with excellent foundations to be global citizens as they grow up.

Our curriculum allows the children to continually develop their skills in Literacy and numeracy in order to be ready for the next stage of their education, while maintaining a broad and balanced approach to allow all children to demonstrate their talents and develop into well-rounded, informed individuals with a love for learning.

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