Higher Level Teaching Assistant Beaucroft School

Dorset Council; Furzehill; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaucroft Foundation School and College seeks a proactive Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join its team at Wimborne (College) or Colehill (School). The role runs 8:45am–3:45pm, term-time only (32.5 hours/week, 39 weeks/year). You will support pupils with SEND, including complex needs, and cover planned PPA with colleagues.

You will work closely with class teachers to plan and deliver learning and ensure a high-quality educational experience across Beaucroft’s dual sites.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting young people with SEND, including those with complex needs.
• Ability to work closely with class teachers to support planning and delivery of learning.
• Flexible, with strong communication skills and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Support learning and planning with class teachers in their absence.
• Cover planned PPA and assist with delivering learning activities.
• Support Beaucroft pupils with diverse needs across two sites.

Job description

About the role

We are currently recruiting to expand our brilliant staff team and strengthening it further in all areas of the school and college. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) who will be based at our Wimborne (College) or Colehill (School) sites with a “can do” attitude. The working hours are 8:45am to 3:45pm with half an hour for lunch Monday to Friday.

This job is Term Time Only for 32.5 hours per week and 39 weeks per year.

The salary is based on Dorset Job Evaluation XS10.8 Grade 9 SCP 19 - 25 Actual salary £29,129 - £33,038 pro rated.

The salary quoted is the annual salary minimum and maximum starting salary for the position, at the time of the advert, based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

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 is an opportunity to join our passionate, enthusiastic and outstanding team! We are seeking a motivated, skilled and resilient HLTA. You will have experience of and be confident in supporting young people with SEND, including those with complex needs. You will have a flexible approach, exemplary communication skills and be able to meet the challenging needs of our young people. You will be able to work closely with class teachers to support with planning and delivery of learning in their absence, such as, to cover planned PPA.

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About Us

We have an excellent track record in developing staff with an extensive internal professional training schedule and we can offer you:

• Ongoing CPD support including Dorset Therapeutic Thinking (TADSS)
• Wellbeing package linked to Schools UK and Dorset Council
• The opportunity to work within a school where all can thrive and staff are highly valued

Beaucroft is a Foundation Special School that caters for children and young people between the ages of 4 to 19 years who are experiencing learning difficulties, including complex needs, and those with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Our pupils’ needs range vastly and we are dedicated to giving the very best education to the children that they deserve.

Beaucroft is a special place, where children feel valued and staff ensure that learning needs are met. In addition to the National Curriculum, it offers a personalised, innovative curriculum to meet particular learning needs, focused on practical, community based learning, creating a friendly, caring environment where children positively thrive.

This is a fantastic time to join our wonderful Beaucroft team and play a part in this exciting development.

Beaucroft Foundation School and College operates across two sites so you must be able to travel to and from both sites. While we have two sites in Wimborne, we are one team with a shared vision, aims and values for Beaucroft. Staffing is arranged based on the needs of Beaucroft so you may be asked to work at one or both sites as required.

We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Beaucroft 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.

We 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. 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. A Department for Education Teacher’s Check will also be completed on all staff as part of the onboarding process.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the School Office on 01202 886083 and ask for Rachel Shaw (HR Manager).

Closing date for applicants: Thursday 19th November 2026

Interviews to be held on: Friday 27th November 2026