Teaching Assistant G5

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Location: Bridport, Dorset

Salary: £6,085-6,181 per month

Contract: Fixed term

Employment Type: Full-time

7 hours ago

Burton Bradstock Primary School is looking for a skilled and dedicated member of staff to join our hardworking team of Teaching Assistants.

This post involves supporting teaching and learning across the school and includes working with children. Essential qualities include discretion, empathy, professionalism, and good personal organisation with great communication skills and a desire to see young people achieve their potential. The right candidate would also demonstrate adaptability and resilience. Understanding of learning difficulties, knowledge of subject areas, and experience of working with young people in an educational setting will be advantageous.

Role Details:

Contract: Fixed term contract (approx start date of October 2026 - 16 July 2027), linked to specific work which is funded for a fixed term only.

Hours: 10.5 hours per week. Working 38 weeks per year.

Working Pattern: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the afternoons (subject to change according to business need).

Salary: TA Grade 5, SCP 5-6 (£6,085 - £6,181 actual salary).

Closing date: 24 September 2026

Interview date: week commencing 28 September 2026

A current driving licence and your own transport are essential for travel across the Trust's multiple sites and schools.

Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.

If you have any further questions, please contact Sarah Elliott on 01308 422846 or by emailing.

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.

About our School

Burton Bradstock CE Primary school is a small, happy and caring school, nestled for over 150 years in the beautiful village of Burton Bradstock on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. We seek to provide a happy and purposeful environment for our staff to work in and where children can learn, play and grow.

As well as providing a high-quality education, our children have access to extracurricular activities and cultural enrichment whilst our close links to the church and local community enable us to live out our vision to: 'Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God' (Micah 6:8).

We are proud of our wonderful team of teachers and support staff. As a part of Initio Learning Trust, a group of seventeen schools, our staff have access to genuine professional development opportunities, enabling every person to thrive within their role.

We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit please refer to the contact details above.

For more information, please visit our school website:

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.

Initio Learning Trust comprises 17 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2022 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.

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Burton Bradstock Primary School is looking for a skilled and dedicated member of staff to join our hardworking team of Teaching Assistants.
This post involves supporting teaching and learning across the school and includes working with children. Essential qualities include discretion, empathy, professionalism, and good personal organisation with great communication skills and a desire to see young people achieve their potential. The right candidate would also demonstrate adaptability and resilience. Understanding of learning difficulties, knowledge of subject areas, and experience of working with young people in an educational setting will be advantageous.

Contract: Fixed term contract (approx start date of October 2026 - 16 July 2027), linked to specific work which is funded for a fixed term only.
Hours: 10.5 hours per week. Working 38 weeks per year.
Working Pattern: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the afternoons (subject to change according to business need).
Salary: TA Grade 5, SCP 5-6 (£6,085 - £6,181 actual salary).
Closing date: 24 September 2026
Interview date: week commencing 28 September 2026
A current driving licence and your own transport are essential for travel across the Trust's multiple sites and schools.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.
If you have any further questions, please contact Sarah Elliott on 01308 422846 or by emailing
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.
About our School
Burton Bradstock CE Primary school is a small, happy and caring school, nestled for over 150 years in the beautiful village of Burton Bradstock on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. We seek to provide a happy and purposeful environment for our staff to work in and where children can learn, play and grow.
As well as providing a high-quality education our children have access to extracurricular activities and cultural enrichment whilst our close links to the church and local community enable us to live out our vision to: 'Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God' (Micah 6:8).
We are proud of our wonderful team of teachers and support staff. As a part of Initio Learning Trust, a group of seventeen schools, our staff have access to genuine professional development opportunities, enabling every person to thrive within their role.
We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit please refer to the contact details above.
For more information please visit our school website:
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.
Initio Learning Trust comprises 17 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2022 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.

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