Teaching Assistant - one -to -one (Fixed term)

All Saints' Church of England Academy, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9BJ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: Grade 4; SCP 6-9

Teaching Assistant - one -to -one (Fixed term) job summary

We are seeking a compassionate, patient, and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our supportive inclusion team at All Saints Academy, Weymouth. This role involves working on a 1:1 basis with a specific secondary school student who requires tailored academic support alongside assistance with personal care needs.

Your goal is to help the student access the curriculum with confidence, promote their independence, and maintain their dignity and wellbeing throughout the school day.

Key Responsibilities

 1:1 Student Support: Accompany the student to lessons, adapt learning materials as directed by teachers, and encourage active engagement in class

 Inclusion & Wellbeing: Foster a safe, positive, and encouraging learning environment that supports the student's emotional and social development.

 Communication: Work closely with the SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), classroom teachers, and external specialists to monitor progress and care plans.

 Personal Care: Provide respectful, discreet, and professional assistance with personal care and hygiene needs.

 What We Are Looking For

Compassion & Respect: A calm, empathetic, and professional approach to personal care and individual student needs.

Experience: Previous experience as a Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, or in a care/support work background is highly desirable.

Resilience & Communication: Strong interpersonal skills to build a trusting rapport with the student, parents, and staff team.

Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

Flexibility, resilience and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and ensuring every child can achieve their full potential.

A positive, enthusiastic and proactive approach, with a genuine passion for helping children succeed.

What We have to Offer:

• A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
• A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.
• All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
• Strong potential for career progression.
• A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
• An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
• Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.
• A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.



Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Beki Murphy, HR Academy Lead at mrsmurphy@allsaints-academy.co.uk

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

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About All Saints' Church of England Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 598 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: All Saints' Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/all-saints-church-of-england-academy

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