Teaching Assistant XS10.4

The Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2ET

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time: 24.75 hours per week (four days per week). Term time only plus 3 inset days.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989
• Actual salary: £15,323
• Pay scale: Grade 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an innovative Teaching Assistant to support students in school, especially those in our physical disability base. The physical disability base is a 10 place resourced provision for students with a range of physical disabilities. They all require support in accessing their learning to a varying extent; some require solely physical support whilst some also require support with their communication & interaction and access to learning.

We require someone:

• Enthusiastic and committed to the learning needs of all young people.
• Good at building relationships with young people and other adults.
• Qualified at least to level 2 (grade C/4 or above at GCSE) in English and Maths.
• Able to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
• Adaptable, flexible, proactive and relentlessly optimistic.
• Able and willing to support students with personal care needs.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• The opportunity to build on existing skills and knowledge, working as part of a Multi Academy Trust, with internal opportunities for career progression.
• A generous pension scheme, on-site nursery, and discounted local gym membership.

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.

If you have any queries about the post please contact: Claire Noble, Assistant Headteacher, by calling the school number.

Please send a letter of application together with a completed application form to Mrs Anita Pullen, Headteacher’s PA (apullen@ths.wessex.ac) by the deadline.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 16th October. You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for interview.

Wessex MAT 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.

Wessex MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check 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.

Wessex MAT recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. The Trust 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. The Trust supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 Wessex MAT 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.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Thomas Hardye School is committed to Equal Opportunities and 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 be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Thomas Hardye School

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 2051 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Thomas Hardye School website
• Email address: apullen@ths.wessex.ac
• Phone number: 01305 266064
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-thomas-hardye-school-dorchester

We require an outstanding Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Co-ordinator to join a large team working to support students with additional needs at the Thomas Hardye School.

We can offer excellent working conditions, a supportive environment and plenty of opportunity for further development at one of the most successful comprehensive schools in the country. The superb facilities include an on-site nursery, a sports complex with company membership for staff.

Arranging a visit to The Thomas Hardye School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email apullen@ths.wessex.ac.

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