Teaching Assistant
West Somerset College, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 6AY13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 27.5 hours a week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £15,225.47
What skills and experience we're looking for
At West Somerset College, we are passionate about giving every student the best possible chance to thrive.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and compassionate Teaching Assistant to join our team.If you’re someone who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of young people in our Minehead community, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Teaching Assistant at West Somerset College, you’ll support students in the classroom and beyond helping them engage with learning, grow in confidence, and achieve their personal best. You’ll work closely with teaching staff, adapt resources for individual needs, and help create a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Support students in lessons and small groups to help them stay on track and build independence
- Adapt activities and materials to suit a range of learning needs, including those with SEND
- Promote positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing across the school
- Prepare learning resources and assist with classroom admin
- Track student progress and feed into lesson planning and reviews
- Build strong, respectful relationships with pupils, colleagues, and families
- Uphold safeguarding and wellbeing as a top priority at all times
What We’re Looking For
You’ll be:
- A positive team player with a genuine desire to support young people
- Calm, flexible and able to adapt to a busy school day
- Confident using ICT and engaging with a diverse range of pupils
- Committed to inclusion, equality and professional integrity
- To succeed in this role, you’ll need strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above), along with experience working with children or young people.
- You’ll be a confident communicator, a team player, and comfortable using ICT to support learning.
While a Level 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching and Learning is ideal, we welcome applicants who are willing to work towards this. Experience in a school setting, particularly supporting students with SEND, along with familiarity with the national curriculum, would be a real advantage.
What the school offers its staff
We care about our staff and provide a number of benefits in addition to salary including a positive and supportive working environment, employer pension contribution of at least 23%, generous annual leave entitlement for all-year round staff, on-site gyms, free parking, access to a retail discounts platform and Employee Assistance Programme. Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you.
We truly believe that diversity of thought, culture, background and perspective secure the best outcomes for our students. We strive to build teams that represent our local communities and welcome applications from individuals who identify as members of an under-represented group and in particular individuals who identify as BAME, disabled or LGBT. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Our mission is that all children achieve. This post is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). A comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all applicants, which will include a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
West Somerset College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Our mission is that all children achieve. A criminal disclosure check will be requested for any applicant who is offered a position.
Applying for the job
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About West Somerset College
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 760 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Somerset College website
- Email address
- recruitment@btc-trust.org
West Somerset College is an all-inclusive College catering for 13 to 18 year olds, situated on the edge of Exmoor National Park.
Arranging a visit to West Somerset College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@btc-trust.org.
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