Teaching Assistant - Muscliff Primary School

Muscliff Primary School 

Teaching Assistant - Required ASAP 

Muscliff Primary School is a vibrant, popular school in Bournemouth where children are happy and staff are committed to improving standards and providing exciting purposeful learning experiences for all children.

We have a strong team ethos and focus on creating a supportive nurturing environment for our children, built on positive relationships between home and school and use of Trauma Informed approaches. 

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join us as soon as possible, to work closely with class teachers to support children with complex challenges. We require our TAs to work every day (8.15-3.30pm) plus one hour a week for a team planning meeting. 

The post will be Fixed Term Contract until the end of August 2026, with the possibility of being extended into the next academic year. 

This is a grade 3 position (based on BCP pay grade system), full time equivalent salary range from scale point 4 - 6.

The right person will:

• Have experience, training and willingness to support children with a range of SEND; particularly communication difficulties

• Be able to draw on a range of skills to support children who have experienced trauma or adversity, adapting to individuals needs and following behaviour support plans

• Have good literacy and numeracy skills;

• Passionate about supporting and enriching children’s learning;

• Be creative and flexible in the way you work;

• Be committed to your own professional development;

• Be a team player who will embrace the opportunity to work hard and be part of our committed, highly skilled staff team. 

If you would enjoy being part of our successful, friendly school, we would like to hear from you. 

For more information about the school, our values, curriculum and organisation, please visit www.muscliffprimary.co.uk or telephone the school for an informal chat. 

For further details and an application form, please ask at the school office. We will also accept online applications. Please download the form on the school website (‘About us: Vacancies’) and return to [email protected]. 

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks. 

Closing date for applications – Monday 24th March 2025 

Interview date: Monday 31st March 2025 Timings will be confirmed. 

Muscliff Primary School

Broadway Lane

Bournemouth

BH8 0AB

Tel. 01202 549654 www.muscliffprimary.co.uk 

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Fenby

Deputy Headteacher: Mrs Emma Huns

Muscliff School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. 

The School is 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 paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service

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.