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Teaching Assistant
Sturminster Newton High School, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1DTThis job expired on 25 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 March 2024 at 9am
Date listed
23 February 2024
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
- Part time: 18 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - until 24.07.2024
Pay scale
- Grade 5, Scale point 5: £9,833 per annum (pro rata for part year working)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and resourceful Teaching Assistant to join our team at Sturminster Newton High School on a fixed-term basis until July 2024. This post represents an outstanding opportunity for an enthusiastic and qualified member of support staff who is keen to develop.
The successful candidate will:
- Show respect to others and be able to embrace the ethos and values of the trust
- Be positive, optimistic, caring, kind and approachable
- Be willing to be immersed in the life of a busy school
What the school offers its staff
You are asked to provide the following:
- A completed application form
- A letter of application of no more than 2 sides of A4 detailing your experience and expertise
Applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@sast.org.uk
Should you wish to arrange a visit to view the School, please do not hesitate to contact Jo Bruton at 4179jbr@mysnhs.net who will be happy to arrange this.
Further details about the role
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role will include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will meet the person specification and is subject to an enhanced DBS and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sturminster Newton High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 620 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sturminster Newton High School website
- Email address
- 4179jbr@mysnhs.net
Sturminster Newton High School is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive school with a good reputation as a small, community focussed school serving a wide rural catchment area. We are extremely proud of our school where we set high standards for academic and personal achievement and we value the size of our school community which allows staff and students know one another and students to be treated and valued as individuals.
The school promotes a happy and purposeful teaching environment, where all are supported and encouraged to do their best. “pupils are now making better progress than they have in previous years.” Ofsted 2018. In September 2021 the school introduced a broad enrichment programme, designed to compensate for missed opportunities during the pandemic, where we offer a variety of academic, creative, sporting and wellbeing activities run by the school and local community.
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