SEND 1:1 Teaching Assistant - Salway Ash Primary School

SEND 1:1 Teaching Assistant, 30 hours a week  8.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. Term time plus 2 inset days. This role is on a fixed term basis initially until 31.08.2026.

An opportunity has arisen to join this thriving village school as a SEND 1:1 Teaching Assistant. You will be expected to provide one-to-one support to an individual pupil with an Educational Healthcare Plan (EHCP) who has specific needs. The post-holder will be given full training and will be fully informed about the needs they are supporting and what the targets set by external professionals are, and how to effectively support these needs. 

We are looking for someone who is positive, enthusiastic, passionate and committed to the best outcomes for our children to join our team. This position could also be afternoons only Monday to Friday.

Our children need innovative teaching assistants with high expectations, motivation and a willingness to work hard.  Our school vision is for every child to achieve to the best of their ability, to have strong personal values, to have respect for others and the world they live in. Salway Ash is a place where everyone is included, important and special. If this is something you feel you can contribute to, then this could be the school for you!

Closing date for applications: 13th July 2025

Interviews: 17th July 2025

When you have enough information to make your decision to apply, please complete all sections of the application form on the Dorset Jobs application site.

All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting decisions by email. References for shortlisted candidates will be requested before interviews.

Salway Ash Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are 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

The 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.

Salway Ash is a thriving and successful village school which is committed to having high standards in English and maths, has high expectations of all pupils and, through the offer of a rich and varied curriculum, provides children with cherished memories and experiences.

At Salway Ash we continually strive for outstanding results but will always place equal emphasis on helping to create happy, confident children. We have high expectations of our children and enjoy watching them live up to those expectations.