Teaching Assistant

Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5QD

9 days remaining to apply

Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
26 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 June 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Dorset Grade 5

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant
Milton-on-Stour CE VA Primary School

Salary: Dorset Grade 5,£24,790 - £25,183(DOE) FTE

Actual Salary: £10,206 - £10,368 (DOE) pro rata

Contract: Fixed Term Contract, 38.2 weeks per year (term time plus one agreed inset day per year)

Hours: Part-time, 18 hours per week (Mon, Thurs & Fri, 9.00am until 3.30pm)

Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 26th June 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Anticipated Start Date: September 2025

Job summary;

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our warm and friendly team at Milton-on-Stour CE VA Primary School. We’re looking for someone who is caring, enthusiastic, and passionate about helping children grow in confidence and reach their full potential.

As a Teaching Assistant you must be committed and flexible, be able to support groups and individual children with their learning. The role requires you to support the learning of specific pupils with additional educational needs either within the classrooms or 1:1, or in small groups. Being able to work as part of a team is essential as well as being able to use your own initiative. The successful candidates will need excellent communication and liaison skills and will be closely supported by teachers.

We warmly welcome visits to our school and would be delighted to show you around our school.

The jobholder must demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This will involve undertaking annual Safeguard training and using school reporting systems for any Safeguard concerns.

Why choose us?
We are situated in a beautiful village just outside the town of Gillingham in North Dorset. Our school is made up of 5 classes, with an admission number of 20 each year. We are located next to the Church of St Simon and St Jude and we have strong links with our church and community.

Our school curriculum is based on the core values of Love, Hope and Joy and has been written to promote ambitious reading and oracy, to develop character skills and to embrace diversity. We use key texts as the drivers for our curriculum and create many opportunities for experiential learning and project outcomes.

Full details can be found in the job description and person specification.

Pickwick Academy Trust’s vision, strategy and mission is underpinned by our moral purpose to provide the best education and curriculum for the children we serve, and is based on the values of: aspiration; collaboration; inclusion; enjoyment; and nurturing relationships, with the intention of empowering children to become life-long learners, global citizens and deep thinkers.

We provide a strong ethical framework that enables children to make thoughtful, positive choices, and are committed to providing a high quality and educationally stimulating learning environment, led by exceptional and dedicated staff.

If you're eager to contribute and collaborate with driven, compassionate, and committed individuals, we encourage you to apply. Our mission is to attract and retain top-tier professionals who are unwavering in their pursuit of our shared vision.

We offer an excellent staff benefits package, employees have access to a dedicated wellbeing hub, a cycle-to-work scheme, and a wide range of health and lifestyle perks. We support flexible working arrangements to help promote a healthy work-life balance and are committed to your ongoing career and professional development through training opportunities, learning resources, and clear progression pathways.

Please be aware that this role may be closed ahead of the deadline if sufficient applications are received.

At Pickwick Academy Trust, we value diversity in all its forms as a driver of innovation, creativity, and a more inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of our wider community. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join our vibrant team.

We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. This includes providing reasonable adjustments to support individuals with disabilities, neurodivergence, or specific needs, enabling them to perform their roles effectively. If you require any assistance with your application, please don’t hesitate to contact our Recruitment Team.

Safeguarding
Pickwick Academy Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, governors, trustees and volunteers to share this commitment. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including those related to ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

Please note that this role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. As such, all applicants are required to disclose any criminal convictions, cautions, warnings, or reprimands, even if they are considered “spent.” An enhanced DBS check will be undertaken prior to the commencement of any employment.

References will be requested at the shortlisting stage and may be used during the interview process. If your previous employment includes work with children, one referee must be from that role—regardless of whether it is your current or most recent position. All gaps in employment must be accounted for and explained in the relevant section of the application form.

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024 and our safer recruitment procedures, an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates. This search will involve reviewing publicly available information to help assess a candidate’s suitability to work with children. Further guidance will be provided to shortlisted candidates, who may be asked to clarify aspects of their online presence.

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.