Teaching Assistant

Frome Community College, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ

14 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
3 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 June 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern: Full time: 31.25 hours per week, Mon-Fri, 8:30am-3:15pm, Term Time & Inset Days
Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year
Pay scale: Grade 2 Point 4-5

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teaching Assistant

31.25 hours per week, Mon-Fri, 8:30am-3:15pm, Term Time & Inset Days

Grade 2, Point 4-5, £24,404 - £24,790 per annum, pro rata

Actual salary £17,708 - £17,988 per annum

1-year fixed term - Start Date: September 2025

We want to hear from you if you are a committed, highly motivated, and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who has experience of working with young people to facilitate access to learning. The successful candidate will form part of a team of Teaching Assistants who provide consistently high standards of support in the areas of literacy, numeracy, language, behaviour, and social skills. This is a 1-year fixed term contract up until 31st August 2026.

To be considered for the role you will be able to demonstrate that you are:

Able to provide excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate well with young people focusing on access to learning whilst building positive working relationships.
Able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.
Able to provide clear instructions and guidance, using coaching and listening skills to support young people with access to learning.
Able to promote an ethos of inclusion and equal opportunities for all, regardless of any special educational needs.

What the school offers its staff

We offer the successful candidate:

opportunity to be part of a strong community and supportive workforce
a calm and welcoming environment which enjoys a large amount of green, open spaces
supportive induction programme and CPD opportunities
free parking
onsite catering and nursery
salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work and an Employee Assistance Freephone Helpline

Frome College is a successful, vibrant, and forward thinking 13-19 Upper School with approximately 1300 students. It is a fast-moving College within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership. We are based on a stunning campus in easy reach of Bath and Bristol. Frome itself is a thriving market town, with a vibrant artistic community with the renowned Frome Festival, monthly Sunday market and many restaurants and 2 theatres, one of which is on campus.

Closing date: Midnight Thursday 3rd July 2025

This advert may close early due to sufficient applications

This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure Procedure

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.