Teaching Assistants x 2

West Somerset College, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 6AY

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Anticipated start: 1st September 2026, or earlier if possible

• Closing date

  24 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus INSET days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: BTCT Band 3b point 4. Actual starting salary: £15,929.23 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and compassionate Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team. If you’re committed to helping young people succeed and want to make a genuine difference in our Minehead community, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll work closely with teachers to support learning, promote independence and help students achieve their best. You’ll contribute to classroom delivery, adapt resources for individual needs, including those with SEND, and help maintain a safe, inclusive and positive environment where every student feels valued.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Supporting students in lessons and small groups to help them stay on track and build independence
• Adapting activities and materials to suit a range of learning needs, including those with SEND
• Promoting positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing across the school
• Preparing learning resources and assisting with classroom admin
• Tracking student progress and feeding into lesson planning and reviews
• Building strong, respectful relationships with pupils, colleagues, and families
• Upholding safeguarding and wellbeing as a top priority

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Positive, caring and genuinely motivated to help young people succeed
• Calm, adaptable and able to thrive in a busy school environment
• Confident using ICT and comfortable working with a wide range of learners
• Committed to inclusion, equality and professional integrity

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above)
• Experience working with children or young people
• The ability to build trust, communicate clearly and work collaboratively with others

A Level 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching and Learning is ideal, but not essential—we welcome applicants who are keen to work towards it. Experience in a school setting, knowledge of the national curriculum, and confidence supporting students with SEND would all be strong advantages.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer:

• Generous local government pension scheme
• Employee Reward Scheme including high-street discounts and a staff wellbeing centre.

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

West Somerset College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment.  Our mission is that all children achieve. A criminal disclosure check will be requested for any applicant who is offered a position.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About West Somerset College

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 760 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Somerset College website
• Email address: recruitment@btc-trust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-somerset-college

West Somerset College is an all-inclusive College catering for 13 to 18 year olds, situated on the edge of Exmoor National Park.

Arranging a visit to West Somerset College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@btc-trust.org.

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