Teaching Assistant G5 - Emmanuel Middle School

Dorset Council; Verwood; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Emmanuel Middle School in Verwood (Dorset) is seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible, 22 hours per week, term time only, on a fixed term contract to 31 August 2027. Lunchtime supervision duties may apply.

The successful candidate will have experience with pupils with educational needs, work with the SENDCo, and support teachers to raise achievement and behaviour while upholding the school's Christian ethos. Actual salary £12,749 - £12,951 per annum (Grade 5).

Qualifications

• Experience of working with pupils with educational needs.
• Able to liaise with the SENDCo and other agencies as required.
• Enthusiastic, well-motivated, team player, and able to support the school ethos.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers in promoting high standards of achievement and behaviour.
• May include lunchtime supervision duties.

Skills

SEN experience

Team player

SENDCo liaison

Job description

About the role

Emmanuel Middle School is seeking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible for 22hpw on a term time only fixed term contract until 31st August 2027. The role may include some lunchtime supervision duties.

It is essential that the successful candidate has experience of working with pupils with educational needs and will be able to work and liaise with the SENDCo and other agencies if required to develop and implement appropriate strategies.

We are also looking for a person who is enthusiastic, well-motivated, can work as part of a team and who has the skills and experience to assist teachers in promoting high standards of achievement and behaviour and be willing to support the Christian ethos of the school. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Actual Salary £12,749 - £12,951 per annum (Grade 5 pay award pending)

This job is Part Time - Term Time Only for 22 hours per week and 38 weeks per year.

It is offered on a Temporary basis until 31/08/2027

Approximate start date 12-Oct-2026 or as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held on 23rd September 2026.

If you have any further questions, please contact Sam Askam on 01202 828100 or by emailing [e-mail]

Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.

Further Information

Emmanuel 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.

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

The 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.

About Us

Located centrally between Bournemouth, Wimborne, Ringwood and the New Forest, Emmanuel Middle School provides an environment for children in their middle years to grow academically and emotionally to ensure they can fly at upper school and beyond. We place great importance on the variety of opportunities we provide to pupils with a broad and well sequenced curriculum protected for all along with employability skills and extracurricular activities being prevalent.

As a school, we have high aspirations and expectations of all our pupils. We expect them to positively engage in their learning and live out our core values of excellence, endeavour and enjoyment. This is what drives our school culture and ethos. Our House system supports this and your use of positivity will ensure the pupils meet your expectations.

For more information please visit our school website: https://www.emmanuel.dorset.sch.uk/

We strongly encourage visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.

Initio Learning Trust provides:

• A supportive and welcoming environment with a genuine commitment to professional development.




• A flexible, equal opportunities workplace.




• Access to the local government or teachers pension scheme.




• Employee benefits including a Health Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme