1 to 1 Teaching Assistant

An opportunity has arisen for a 1:1 Teaching Assistant position at Shillingstone Primary School. The successful candidate will work Monday and Friday mornings between 8.30am and 1pm and will be responsible for supporting a named individual during the school day. The role requires excellent communication skills, patience, and a passion for working with children and the ideal candidate will have already have some experience as a Teaching Assistant.

Sherborne Area Schools' Trust (SAST) recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

What the school offers its staff

We are a small primary school with an admission number of 15 and 100 children currently on roll. We have a beautiful, modern school building that houses four classes, Year R/ 1, Year 2/ 3, Year 4/ 5, Year 6. Our school is at the heart of the local community, and we have very strong links with the Church as well as very supportive governors and families. Our school vision is 'Growing together. Together we learn' and our Christian vision and values underpins everything we do. The School has a Church of England foundation within the Diocese of Salisbury. We are proud to be part of Sherborne Area Schools Trust (SAST); a trust where there is considerable support and collaboration with the other schools and leaders. SAST is made up of 13 primaries and 4 secondary schools.