Teaching Assistant (Communication & Interaction Inclusion Hub) at Beaminster School

Fixed Term Teaching Assistant (to 31st August 2027)

(Communication & Interaction Inclusion Hub)

Dorset Grade 5. Annual salary £19,415 pay award pending. 32.5 hrs/week, term time only + all staff training days (39 weeks per year)

Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our Specialist Resourced Provision for Communication and Interaction (C&I).

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly supportive and skilled team, providing tailored support to students with neurodiverse needs. We welcome applications from individuals with experience in this area, as well as those who have a strong interest and a willingness to develop their expertise.

The successful applicant will have high expectations, a commitment to excellence and be passionate about meeting the needs of every child. They will be able to offer support across the curriculum and demonstrate that they can engage well with young people and build positive relationships.

Essential qualities include discretion, empathy, good personal organisation and time-keeping, excellent communication skills and a desire to see young people achieve their potential.

Working hours are 8.30am-3.30pm Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate will:

• Work closely with specialist teachers to deliver personalised support programmes
• Support students to access the curriculum and develop communication skills
• Promote independence, emotional regulation and positive engagement in learning
• Contribute to a structured, nurturing and specialist learning environment.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about inclusive education
• Has experience supporting, or a strong interest in supporting, students with communication and interaction needs, including autism and other neurodiverse profiles
• Is willing to learn and engage in ongoing professional development
• Enjoys working in a structured, supportive and specialist setting
• Demonstrates patience, flexibility and a positive approach to supporting young people.

What we offer

• A welcoming and experienced team with a strong inclusive ethos
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Support and collaboration with external professionals, including:

• Educational Psychologists
• Speech and Language Therapists
• Local Authority Specialist Teachers.

This is a rewarding role for someone who is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people.

CLOSING DATE:  Friday 26^th June

Beaminster 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

Beaminster 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.