Teaching Assistant

Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 6RF

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,427.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (FTE) Dorset Grade 5, SP5 (£26,427 to £26,847 pro rata)

Teaching Assistant job summary

The Heath Academy Trust and Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant who is committed to providing the best quality learning experience for our children in a personalised and exciting way. We need an enthusiastic, skilled and motivated professional to join our learning focused team. The successful applicant must enjoy working as part of a friendly and dedicated team.

The successful candidate must have high expectations of children’s learning and behaviour and should be enthusiastic, energetic and excellent learners. We are looking for outstanding practice and the successful candidate must be committed to achieving this benchmark. We need a creative team member to complement our staff and support our pupils. You must be committed to supporting throughout nursery and the first school age range and putting the needs of our children first in all aspects of the role.

We are committed to ongoing improvement and provide continuous support for our staff with high quality CPD. The successful candidate will understand the importance of whole school continuity and progression across all areas of our provision. We welcome applications from applicants with a relevant Early Years NVQ3 qualification, if possible, although NVQ 2 or suitable relevant experience will be considered.

Further details about this role can be found on the job description and person specification included in this recruitment pack and more information about the school can be found on our website: www.3lxschool.com. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact our school office on 01202 822460 to arrange your visit or discuss the post further.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applications must be completed via the online application form. CVs will not be accepted or considered. References will be sought for all candidates who accept the invitation to interview. Please ensure referees are able to provide a full reference rather than a standard statement of employment time. You should provide the email and telephone contact details for all referees - thank you.

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

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 Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 84 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/three-legged-cross-first-and-nursery-school

Part of The Heath Academy Trust, Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School is a small, friendly village school for children from 2 to 9 years, situated between West Moors and Verwood. Our school has the benefit of large ground with a number of field areas and playgrounds, along with a dedicated forest area and pond.

Our school has a family feel with small classes (our published admission number is 20), and a focus on high achievement within an ethos of “learning, perseverance and manners”.

Active learning for the future is promoted using high quality resources to bring learning to life. Our children use the benefits of technology to support their learning in our Apple Mac library area. Weekly forest learning sessions, with our qualified Forest School Leader, reinforce our commitment to good manners and the application of learnt skills in the outdoor environment. Maths mastery is taught through concrete, pictorial and abstract approaches, backed up with high quality text books to ensure embedded learning.

The staff and children promote these values through our school vision:

Learning, Perseverance and Manners

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