Teaching Assistant

Minehead Middle School; Alcombe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Sick pay scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free eye tests for VDU users

Employee assistance helpline

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Minehead Middle School is seeking a Teaching Assistant to work in the classroom alongside the teacher to support access to learning for pupils.

The role includes safeguarding and SEN awareness, personal welfare support, and contributing to a positive, inclusive environment during term-time with 32.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Ability to support learning and manage classroom dynamics.
• Commitment to inclusion and safeguarding.
• Willingness to participate in professional development.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and assist pupils to ensure safety and access to learning.
• Attend to pupils’ personal and welfare needs and implement related programmes.
• Develop tailored strategies based on students’ SEN profiles.
• Provide pastoral support alongside tutors and house staff.

Skills

Classroom support

SEN understanding

Pastoral care

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Advert: Teaching Assistant

Role: Teaching Assistant

Location: Minehead Middle School

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: 29.09.2026

Interview Date: w/c 05.10.2026

Grade: 1 SCP 3 - 4 (£25,614.00 - £26,016 FTE)

Hours of Work:

8.45am – 3.45pm

32.5 hours per week, 5 days a week

Term time and 5 inset days

Purpose of the role:

Working under the direct instruction of teaching and senior staff, you will be based primarily in the classroom alongside the teacher to support access to learning for pupils and assist with classroom management.

As part of our wider inclusion ethos, you will play a key role in providing high-quality support that helps remove barriers to learning, supports emotional, social, and academic progress, and ensures every pupil feels safe, valued, and included.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting Pupils: Supervise and assist students to ensure their safety and access to learning, encouraging them to interact positively with others and act independently.
• Personal & Welfare Support: Attend to pupils’ personal needs—including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid, and welfare matters—and implement related personal programmes.
• Targeted Inclusion: Build constructive relationships with pupils, serving as a positive role model. Develop a strong understanding of students’ individual Special Educational Needs (SEN) and implement tailored strategies outlined in their learning profiles.
• Pastoral Care: Promote the full inclusion and acceptance of all students, providing directed pastoral support alongside tutors and house staff.

At Minehead Middle School, part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, the child is truly at the centre of everything we do. Our fundamental aim is to secure the very best life chances for every single child, regardless of their starting point.

Following a period of rapid improvement, we are continually building on our successes, and you will be joining a dynamic, supportive, and friendly team at an exciting time in our journey. As a Student Welfare Officer, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our young people, ensuring their well-being, and helping them overcome barriers to learning so they can embody our core values of ambition, respect, and determination.

Set at the heart of our local community, we offer a warm, welcoming environment where we aim to nurture the leaders of the future—both in our pupils and our staff. We work hard to provide a rich range of professional development opportunities to help you build outstanding practice in your role and across the wider school.

If you are an enthusiastic, hardworking, and ambitious professional looking to make a genuine difference in children's lives, we would love to hear from you. Visits to our school are warmly welcomed.

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests for VDU users and employee assistance helpline. Support staff in schools can also benefit from a range of national discount schemes available to education professionals such as the Blue Light Card offering savings on shopping, travel, and leisure.

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Safeguarding Statement

Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.