Teaching Assistant - Wyke Regis Junior School

We are seeking a flexible, enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our team of excellent Teaching Assistants.  We are looking for a highly motivated team member with the skills and experience necessary to support the needs of an individual pupil and to assist the teachers in promoting high standards of engagement and behaviour.

The successful applicant will provide individual support for a child with complex emotional and associated behavioural needs within a mainstream classroom and an EHCP with communication and interaction a primary need. The contract is expected to run until July 2029 or for the duration of the child's time at the school. The post is 27.5 hours per week, term time only.

The ideal candidate will be resilient and flexible, with a passion for supporting children with SEND needs. Previous work with children is essential.

This is an exciting time to join our fantastic team at Wyke, supporting the children to thrive in their learning and to be part of a great teaching team.  The post will involve the duties of a Teaching Assistant with specific relevance to SEN and 1:1, as outlined in the job description included in the candidate information booklet. 

Wyke Regis 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.

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.

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 Education

Wyke Regis School 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.