Teaching Assistant at St Osmund's CE Middle School

St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School is an over-subscribed Middle School for Years 5 – 8, located in the thriving county town of Dorchester. The school is proudly part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust and is Ofsted Good in all areas (2022). The school was recently SIAMS inspected and received a strong report (2026).

We are a Church of England School built upon the Christian values of hope, community, respect and love.

We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant to support children in the classroom with various needs to start on the 1^st September.

This role may involve general classroom support across all curriculum areas for both Key Stages. At the moment we have a particular need for candidates to have experience or knowledge of working with children with SEND. This may include 1:1 support to several children as well as small group intervention work. Duties will also include supporting break and lunchtime sessions in school.

Candidates must have a good standard of English and Maths.

The role is for a fixed term up to August 2027. The contracted hours will be 29 hours per week, 8:45-15:15 Monday – Friday. Term-time only (38 weeks). 

At St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School we have:

• A Christian vision and values which underpin all our work,
• Pupils who are motivated and love their school,
• A safe school where young people and staff feel that they belong,
• First middle school nationally to become a When the Adults Change Partner School,
• A relationships policy which secures good behaviour for learning,
• A living and breathing celebration of diversity in all school life,
• Staff who work collaboratively to allow all pupils to achieve their potential, contributing positively to the world,
• Eco-Schools Green Flag (with Distinction),
• Fantastic resources, buildings and grounds which form a stimulating working environment,
• A happy school where a sense of humour is welcomed!

Closing date Thursday 9^th July, interviews to be held Wednesday 15^th July.

An information pack can be found here: Recruitment pack

Please email [email protected] for further details.  Applications should be made via the Dorset Council Job portal.

CV’s are not accepted.

St Osmund's Middle 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

St Osmund's Middle 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.