Teaching Assistant - Bridport Primary School

Bridport Primary School is looking for a Teaching Assistant G5 to join our fantastic team. Could this be you?Actual Salary £17,568 - £17,847 per annum (Grade 5)This job is Part Time - Term Time Only for 30 hours per week and 38.4 weeks per year.It is offered on a Temporary basis until 31 August 2026. We hope to be able to extend beyond this date, dependent on funding.Approximate start date 5 January 2026.Closing date: 5 December at midday.Interview date: 10 December (am).We are looking for a skilled and dedicated member of staff to join our hard working team of TA's.This post will involve support for children with Education and Health Care Plans who require additional support to access school life.Essential qualities include discretion, empathy, professionalism and good personal organisation with great communication skills and a desire to see young people achieve their potential. Understanding of learning difficulties, knowledge of subject areas and experience of working with young people in an educational setting will be advantageous.Flexible working is required.Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Sarah Elliott on 01308 422846 or by emailing [email protected]Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.For more information and how to apply, please click hereFurther InformationBridport Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.Keeping Children Safe in EducationOur will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.About UsAbout Initio Learning TrustInitio Learning Trust comprises 19 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2023 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.