Teaching Assistant - William Barnes Primary School

Are you an enthusiastic person looking for a place in a friendly school where every child counts?

William Barnes Primary School are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant starting September 2026. The role is for 28 hours per week, 5 days a week, and 38 weeks per year, Term Time only. Exact hours to be confirmed but will be between the hours of 8.35am & 3.25pm.

Grade 3 SCP 3 to Grade 5 SCP 5-6 (depending on experience), pay award pending

The vacancy is for a nurturing, committed person with good interpersonal and communication skills and a flexible, creative approach.  

Please review the Job descriptions before applying.

William Barnes is a small primary school situated in the thriving market town of Sturminster Newton in rural Dorset. Our staff and children are respectful and always ready to learn. We’d love to welcome you to our school!

The closing date is Wednesday 1^st July.

Candidates for interview will be contacted by 1pm on Friday 3^rd July and interviews will be held on Thursday 9^th July 2025.

Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by telephoning the school office on 01258 472257 or by email to [email protected]

William Barnes 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.

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

Our 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.