Teaching Assistant - Beaucroft School

Posted on 02 May 2025

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All Locations:

Wimborne

Salary Details:

Not Specified

Vacancy Type:

Casual

Function:

School Support Staff

Employer:

Beaucroft School

Job Working Pattern:

Term time only

Closing time of advert

Not Specified

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About the role

We are currently recruiting to expand our brilliant staff team and strengthening it further in all areas of the school and college. We are looking for an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant with a “can do” attitude to join our team on a Supply/Casual basis. Supply/Casual Teaching Assistants have the flexibility of being able to work across both our fantastic Special Education School and College sites with flexible working patterns that meet both your availability and Beaucroft's cover needs.

The role involves assisting the teacher and other teaching assistants in the development and implementation of a programme of work and in providing a stable, caring and supportive learning environment for the pupils. You will be part of a team that is experienced and supportive where you can really get to know the pupils and your colleagues whilst working with pupils in small groups. The role is very varied, with no one day being the same, whilst being extremely rewarding.

A normal working day at Beaucroft starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3:45pm with half an hour for lunch Monday to Friday, Term Time Only. The successful applicant will start as soon as possible once the appropriate references, school and safeguarding clearances have been completed.

This is an opportunity to join our passionate, enthusiastic and outstanding team! We are seeking a motivated, skilled and resilient person who has experience of supporting children and young people with SEND including those on the autistic spectrum. They will have a flexible approach, exemplary communication skills and be able to meet the challenging needs of our young people.

The salary is based on Dorset Job Evaluation Grade 4, Spinal Column Point 4 to 5.

The role is being advertised and offered on a rolling basis. Therefore, if you wish to apply, we suggest that you do so at your earliest convenience so not to miss this opportunity. If your application has been successfully shortlisted, we will contact you to invite you to interview.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any time when the position has been successfully filled.

Further Information

Beaucroft is a Foundation Special School that caters for children and young people between the ages of four and nineteen who are experiencing learning difficulties, including complex needs, and those with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Our pupils’ needs range vastly and we are dedicated to giving the very best education to the children that they deserve.

Beaucroft is a special place, where children feel valued and staff ensure that learning needs are met. In addition to the National Curriculum, it offers a personalised, innovative curriculum to meet particular learning needs, focused on practical, community based learning, creating a friendly, caring environment where children positively thrive.

We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Beaucroft 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.

We 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 Us

We have an excellent track record in developing staff with an extensive internal professional training schedule and we can offer you:

• Ongoing CPD support including Dorset Therapeutic Thinking (TADSS)
• Wellbeing package linked to Schools UK and Dorset Council
• The opportunity to work within a school where all can thrive and staff are highly valued

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