32 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    26 April 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Part time: 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£15,712.69 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • Positive, caring and genuinely motivated to help young people succeed
  • Calm, adaptable and able to thrive in a busy school environment
  • Confident using ICT and comfortable working with a wide range of learners
  • Committed to inclusion, equality and professional integrity

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:

  • Strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above)
  • Experience working with children or young people
  • The ability to build trust, communicate clearly and work collaboratively with others

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer:

  • Generous local government pension scheme with employer contributions of more than 24%
  • Employee Reward Scheme including high-street discounts and a staff wellbeing centre.

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.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

WSC - Teaching Assistant JD.pdf - 167 KB (opens in new tab)

About West Somerset College

School type
Academy, ages 13 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
760 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
West Somerset College website
Email address
recruitment@btc-trust.org
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-somerset-college

West Somerset College is an all-inclusive College catering for 13 to 18 year olds, situated on the edge of Exmoor National Park.

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