Teaching Assistant - Primary at St Peter's School

About the role

Grade C, Scale Point 4 - £15,719 annual salary, pay award pending

Term Time only (39 weeks), 27 hours per week Monday to Friday inclusive - 8.15am to 2.09pm, less a 30-minute unpaid break each working day.

The School seeks to appoint an outstanding Teaching Assistant - Primary wanting to join a supportive and committed team who are passionate about teaching and learning.

KEY ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting direct to the Class Teacher and through him/her to the Head of Primary, the role is to support children and teachers in order to ensure that;

• The Curriculum is delivered effectively.
• The children are happy, stimulated and excited to learn.
• The children develop a sense of awe and wonder about the world they live in.
• The children are encouraged to behave in a thoughtful, responsible and considerate manner.
• The organisation of the class is smooth and efficient.
• Each child benefits from adult support so their individual needs are met.
• Effective planning and appropriate delivery of activities is undertaken.

Supporting and assisting teaching staff, sometimes working on your own initiative, you will be required to bring energy and patience to the role, supporting children with their educational development which may include children with speech and language difficulties, physical and/or social development.

Duties will include

• Working with the teacher to deliver the Foundation Stage or KS1 curriculum.

• Working with groups of children including one to one, under the direction of the teacher, to deliver the curriculum in an exciting, stimulating and rigorous way.

• Taking responsibility for focus groups during activity sessions.

• Leading a guided reading/writing group.

• Making observations to assist with planning.

• Delivering an indoor and outdoor curriculum.

• Helping with changing for P.E. activities.

• Assisting a child with matters of hygiene.

• Assisting a child who may be unwell.

• Taking responsibility for a class in the absence of the teacher, for short periods of time.

The Postholder will be involved in planning the Curriculum. Daily plans will be discussed and you will be made aware of the Learning intention and success criteria for each task, as well as the role you will play in ensuring the aims are met. You will be encouraged to contribute to the planning and will be expected to make observations to add to each child's profile.

Under guidance from the class teacher, the Postholder should use own initiative to ensure that the classroom environment runs smoothly and efficiently.

The Postholder must maintain confidentiality and discretion in relation to the children in their care.

The Postholder will be based in the classroom. At lunchtime the Postholder will work with other associate staff to supervise lunchtime routines and ensure lunchtimes are a happy learning experience for each child.

The Postholder will be expected to attend parent consultation meetings alongside the class teacher, for which additional payment can be claimed.

The Postholder will participate in the School's Performance Management cycle, including attendance on INSET days.

SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL

The Postholder is expected to

• be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

• contribute to overall ethos, work and mission statement of the school

• undertake broadly similar duties commensurate with the level of the post as required by the Head teacher

Closing date - 8.00am Monday 6 th July 2026.

Interview date to be confirmed.

Please be advised CVs are not accepted as a form of application.

Safeguarding at St Peter's School is everyone's responsibility regardless of position or role.

Further details and application forms are available on the school website:

https://www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/blog/?pid=6&nid=4

Further Information

St Peter's 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.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

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

St Peter's 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

St Peter's is an 'all through school' that was designated GOOD by Ofsted in September 2023. It is delightfully situated on the Dorset Coast with ready access to the New Forest, both areas rich with opportunities for outdoor pursuits.