Senior Teaching Assistant
Polden Bower School, Bridgwater, TA6 4GU13 days remaining to apply
Closing date
18 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £20,193.00 - £21,866.00 Annually (Actual)
Senior Teaching Assistant job summary
Polden Bower, is a 160 place special school and has the specialist resources needed to meet the needs of our students. state-of-the-art facilities for all the children and young people, this includes a warm water pool for physiotherapy; a sports hall; a sensory room; and fully accessible classrooms with the latest teaching technology.
Bower Learning Partnership is a Federation of 2 special schools; Polden Bower School in Bridgwater, Avalon School in Street. The partnership works closely with the Pupil Referral Units in Somerset as part of its leadership work. Being part of a partnership, provides opportunities for staff to gain wider professional learning opportunities.
We are looking for talented senior teaching assistants to join our growing team of staff. 32.5 Hours per week 39 weeks per year( Term time plus INSET days). Term time hours of work: Monday 08.45am- 4.45pm, Tuesday-Friday 08.45am-3.30pm. Grade 13 actual gross salary £20,193- £21,866 dependent on experience.
If you feel you have what it takes to work with us and feel passionate about meeting the needs of our student’s, we would very much like to hear from you.
We are looking for someone who can:
- Provide mentoring for new support staff
- Provide a professional role model for other staff
- To support the admin roles of the class teacher in terms of
- o Keeping pupil files up to date
- o Ensuring that resources are prepared and ready for learning
- o To be the first point of call in their absence
- To teach groups under the direction of the class teacher
- To teach the whole class, short term in the absence of the class teacher
- To plan and prepare lessons for groups you are teaching
- To deliver training to other staff within the federation
In return the school will offer the successful candidate:
- Full induction program and ongoing professional development
- Supportive staff team
- ‘My staff shop’ benefits which include Cycle to Work scheme
- Onsite subsidised café
- Provision of free tea/coffee for staff
- Well-being room and information on well-being approaches
- Access to Occupational Health Service
- Free weekly swimming sessions
Enquiries and visits are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo Stamford, Assistant HR Manager, on 01278 498386
Polden Bower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance, proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.
Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Polden Bower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.
Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Polden Bower School
- Organisation type
- Special school, ages 4 to 19
- Size
- 260 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Polden Bower School website
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