Teaching Assistant - Level 1 or Level 2
Ferndown Middle School, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9UPThis job expired on 4 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12.45 - £13.05 Hourly Level 1 Grade C (SP3-4), Level 2 Grade D (SP5-6)
Teaching Assistant - Level 1 or Level 2 job summary
This is a one-year, fixed-term, part-time position, 30 hours per week, to be worked across Monday to Friday, 38 weeks per year, term time only.
The postholders will play an important role in supervising the activities of pupils during the teaching period and lunch & break time duty within the school, including both indoor and outdoor areas, ensuring a safe environment is maintained at all times. Experience of working with children in an education setting is preferred.
The successful applicant must be able to work as part of a team to support the learning and welfare of pupils in school.
The school will offer all successful applicants:
A thriving, successful school
A school committed to your continuing professional development
The support and expertise of our experienced and established team
Training will be provided as appropriate
- Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
The Application Process
Applications must be made on the school’s My New Term site.
Please ensure a full work history is completed including any gaps in employment and two referees are given. Please note Ferndown Middle School does not accept CVs in place of an application form. Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Safeguarding
The Castleman Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the Person Specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS check, an online search on shortlisted applicants, satisfactory references and a health check.
Online Search on Shortlisted Applicants
As outlined in KCSIE 2024, we are now required as part of our shortlisting process to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence. If you are shortlisted for the role an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.
Queries
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information, please contact Michele Shield on 01202 876556 or email mshield@fernmid.dorset.sch.uk
Visits to the School
If you would like to visit the school, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. To gain a greater understanding of our school values, curriculum offer and premises, please visit our school website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
About Ferndown Middle School
- School type
- Academy, ages 9 to 13
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 613 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 13
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ferndown Middle School website
Ferndown Middle School is located in Ferndown alongside Ferndown First and Ferndown Upper Schools and serves up to 600 pupils aged 9 to 13 (Years 5 to 8). The school is part of the Southern Education Trust, whose vision is "making lives better" for children, young people, and the communities it serves.
The Trust’s values of Kindness, Collaboration, and Creativity are at the heart of everything we do and shape the culture of our schools.
Our staff bring this vision to life by creating positive, inclusive learning environments where pupils grow into confident individuals, successful learners, and responsible citizens. As part of Southern Education Trust, colleagues benefit from a supportive, forward-thinking community that values collaboration, wellbeing, and professional development.
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