PA/Secretarial/Admin/Finance Officer Beaucroft School

Dorset Council; Wimborne Minster; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 11,000; Part time

Job summary

Beaucroft School, part of Dorset Council, is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant / Support Worker to assist an Individual Teacher on site. The role combines PA/admin tasks with classroom support and care plan-aligned assistance across school sites in Wimborne.

The position is fixed-term for 17 hours weekly during term time (Mon-Wed 8:55am-3:00pm; 39 weeks per year), with potential extra Casual Teaching Assistant hours. Salary ranges £10,444–£10,610 (Grade 5, SCP 5-6) pro rata for hours.

Qualifications

• Term-time only role with 17 hours per week.
• Fixed term contract covering 01.09.2026 – 31.08.2029.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient secretarial and administrative support to an individual Teacher.
• Assist with admin tasks related to teaching and school responsibilities.
• Take minutes during meetings.

Skills

PA Admin

Secretarial

Admin tasks

Confidentiality

Minute taking

Job description

About the role

We have a unique opportunity for a part-time Personal Assistant (PA) / Support Worker to join our team to support an Individual Teacher predominantly based at our School site.

The main duties for the role will involve:

• P.A. / Admin – To provide efficient and confidential secretarial and administrative support to an individual Teacher. To support the individual with admin tasks related to their teaching and additional whole school responsibilities, such as, with written and verbal correspondence, agenda and paperwork preparation, minute taking during meetings.
• Support Worker – To provide support with carrying/transporting of resources required by the Teacher across the school and college sites. To accompany the Teacher during their classroom-based and additional responsibilities working hours. To recognise, respond and provide support, when necessary, to the individual in-line with their Care Plan.

Please refer to the Job Description for more details.

The role is being offered on a Fixed Term contract for 17 hours per week, term time only. The Fixed Term contract will cover the 3-year funding period of 01.09.2026 – 31.08.2029. The working hours will be Monday – Wednesday 8.55am – 3.00pm, with half an hour for lunch. For the right candidate, there could be opportunity for additional hours in a Casual Teaching Assistant capacity.

Further Information

The salary is based on Dorset Job Evaluation XS8.8d (Grade 5).

Actual Salary £10,444 - £10,610 per annum (Grade 5, SCP 5-6)

This job is Term Time Onlyfor 17 hours per week and 39 weeks per year.

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.

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 a also be completed on all staff as part of the onboarding process.

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.

Please be aware that 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.

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

We reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time when the post has been successfully filled.

Start date of employment: As soon as possible to support the individual.