Queen Elizabeth’s School
Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Headteacher: Katie Boyes
13-18 Upper School
1600 on roll including 430 Post-16
ACADEMIC SUPPORT TEACHING ASSISTANT
Grade 5 – SCP 4 – SCP 6 – (£10.98 - £11.39 per hour)
Working Hours: 30.25 hours per week – Monday to Friday
Flexible working requests will be considered including possibilities for part-time/reduced hours or flexible start and finish times. Please talk to us at interview about flexible working options.
Term Time Only
Starting Salary £14,897 (Full time equivalent salary)
To start: As soon as possible
Queen Elizabeth’s School is looking to appoint an Academic Support Assistant to provide support in the teaching and learning process for our students. Support is both on a one to one basis and also in groups. There may be a special needs element where you will work with pupils with disability, learning difficulties or behavioural problems.
- Are you a people’s person?
- Can you establish a rapport with young people?
- Do you enjoy working with like-minded professionals who strive to challenge and support young people?
- Have you ever considered exploring a career in education?
Experience in this field or of working in a school environment would be an advantage but full training will be provided for this post.
We are:
- A creative and proactive upper school with high expectations for students
- We work hard to support our students
- We value our staff
- We are part of the community
We can offer:
- A friendly and supportive department
- A busy and lively environment
- A positive, supportive community of staff, Academy Committee Members and parents
- An exciting school with state-of-the-art facilities
- Opportunities for further learning through ELSA roles
- An active well-being programme to support staff to achieve an appropriate work-life balance
- Potential Trust wide opportunities
- A Health Cash Plan & Cycle to Work Scheme
- LGPS Pension scheme
Please see our website for an application form and information pack.
Closing Date for Applications is Monday, 5th June, 2023 at 9.00am
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will also need to be verified.
Initio Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.