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 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 2027. We hope to be able to extend beyond this date, dependent on funding.  Part time hours will be considered.

Approximate start date: 1 September 2026

Closing date: 9 June 2026 at 9.00am

Interview Date: 11 & 12 June 2026

Bridport Primary School is looking for two skilled and dedicated members of staff to join our hard working team of Teaching Assistants from September 2026 for a fixed term contract until 30 August 2027.

We hope to be able to extend beyond this date, dependent on funding.  Part time hours will be considered.

This post will involve supporting teaching and learning across the school, and will include working with children with an Education Health and Care Plan and those on the SEND register.

Essential qualities include discretion, empathy, professionalism and  good personal organisation with great communication skills  and a desire to see young people achieve their potential.  The right candidate would also demonstrate adaptability and resilience.  Understanding of learning difficulties, knowledge of subject areas and experience of working with young people in an educational setting will be advantageous. 

This position may  include the running of our after school club ‘Busy bees’

Working pattern - Monday to Friday - 30 hours a week, which may be subject to change according to business need.

A clean driving licence and your own transport is essential for travel across the Trust’s multiple sites and schools.

Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role. 

If you have any further questions, please contact 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.

Initio Learning Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and aims to provide an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any changes or support you may need as part of this process, please call or email the recruiting manager (see contact details above). 

Initio Learning Trust values and respects the diversity of our workforce, and encourages employees to be their unique selves. Having a diverse and inclusive workforce underpins our core values of collaboration, ambition and respect, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. Applicant shortlisting is done without reference to any personal data including your name. 

Applying for a job with us - other things you need to know

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be verified.

Initio Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

In line with current safer recruitment guidance, we may collect further information for applicants who are shortlisted for interview including criminal record and social media checks, references and verification of qualifications.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

We are covered by the ‘Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975’, which means that we are allowed to ask all candidates to disclose both spent and unspent cautions and criminal convictions to us when applying for a vacancy (except for those which are considered ‘protected’ under the Act). 

Anyone who is barred from engaging in regulated activity with children should not apply for any of our vacancies, as doing so may be an offence—which we will report to the Police.

If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose cautions and criminal convictions (except for those which are considered ‘protected’ under the Act). 

Please refer to this Caution and Conviction checker for guidance on what needs to be disclosed:
Caution or conviction - Check when to disclose cautions or convictions - GOV.UK

Further information can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: 
Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK

Fluency in English is required for all student and public-facing roles, in accordance with the “fluency duty” (Immigration Act 2016). Please refer to the Job Description for further details.