Teaching Assistant at Stourfield Junior School

About the role

Teaching Assistant role at Stourfield Junior School. We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and inspiring teaching assistants who are passionate about education and able to make a positive contribution to our children’s learning.

• Start date:
  
  September 2026 (subject to pre‑start checks)
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term until July 2027
• Working hours:
  
  31.25 hours per week – 8.40am‑3.25pm, Monday to Friday
• Weeks per year:
  School term‑time, Trust Training Days and INSET days
• Grade: 5
• Salary range (per annum): £25,583 to £25,989 (FTE); £18,587 to £18,882 (pro rata)
• Location:
  
  Stourfield Junior School
• Reports to:
  
  Headteacher / SENDCo

• Primarily work with individual children and/or small groups to improve their learning
• Supervise children during lunch time and play time
• Become part of our dedicated, friendly, supportive staff team
• Develop skills through personalised and whole‑school CPD
• Contribute expertise and strengths to help enrich children’s learning
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies

• Full on‑the‑job training
• An opportunity to work with wonderful children and their families
• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme (counselling, financial, legal and practical support)
• Access to a trust‑wide intranet for news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of staff (gym, beauty, chiropractic, cycle, dining, motoring, retail/DIY)
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of big brands
• A welcoming staff room with tea and coffee available throughout the day
• Free on‑site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning, a progressive multi‑academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

• Minimum of 3 GCSEs A‑C (9‑4), including Maths and English, or equivalent
• Knowledge and consistent application of a range of school policies (health and safety, equal opportunities, behaviour management, child protection, SEN)
• Skills to manage safely classroom activities, physical learning space and resources for which you are responsible
• Ability to use a range of strategies to deal with general classroom behaviour and individual behavioural needs
• Personal responsibility for professional development
• Flexibility and initiative
• Excellent communication skills

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

Stourfield Junior 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 that 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 Government’s safer recruitment guidelines.

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 certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

Stourfield Junior School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates as part of a safeguarding check. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. To avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a neutral party will conduct the searches and share information only if it is relevant and of concern.