Job Introduction
1:1 Teaching Assistant, Parkstone – The Quay School
£25,286 – £26,095 per annum, 34.5 hours per week (Friday afternoons off), pro rata to £21,638 – £22,331 for term time only. Permanent, plus generous pension and sick pay scheme.
September 2025 start date
Are you looking for a fresh challenge?
We are an Alternative Provision school spread across 4 campuses; each catering to students with specific Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and/or medical needs. This means we think of our students as individuals and respond to their needs as such. Our aim for our students is for them to become knowledgeable, self-aware, independent and happy people who make a positive difference, wherever life takes them. Some of the fundamentals we draw on include PACE, Solution-focussed brief therapy, Growth Mindset, Unconditional Positive Regard and Restorative Justice. Some knowledge of these approaches is desirable but not essential.
Are you looking to improve your work/life balance?
We know working in schools can be stressful and it is easy to give over a lot of your personal time to work. We strongly believe that work should not take over every aspect of your life in order to support both your physical and mental health. And so:
- We limit paperwork and meetings to the necessary
- Finish at 1pm on a Friday
- Have a robust staff wellbeing programme in place that is constantly evolving.
Who are we looking for? What does the job involve?
We require someone to work 1:1 with a student on our Parkstone base, this young person is struggling to engage in learning without that additional support. You will need to show patience and understanding in supporting the student to attend lessons and engage in the work set by the teacher. You will need to flexible, resilient and positive with the ability to use your own initiative at times. You will need to support the young person to see the importance of qualifications as a foundation to a successful journey in life.
You will be part of an inclusive and collaborative team that, no matter what the challenge may be, are ready to face it head on and are committed to seeing it through. Previous experience of working with young people with additional needs is desired but not essential, although a reasonable grasp of basic IT programmes is a must. You may need to engage with the young person in the community so a driving license and mode of transport is also essential.
This role is based on our Parkstone Campus, 160 Herbert Ave, BH12 4HU. Visits are welcome, please contact Helen Cottrell– h.cottrell@thequayschool.com
The Quay School is an OFSTED rated Outstanding, National Teaching School Hub and a progressive educational establishment that supports young people through difficult times in their lives.
You will have the opportunity to develop your career in a School and Delta Education Trust, a small but growing Trust. Our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”. We put this into practice by ensuring:
- All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, students and families.
- High support, high challenge and evidence informed in everything we do.
- We work collaboratively and make team, not individual, decisions.
- We acknowledge our mistakes and use them to learn and improve.
- We are always open to learning and seeking new ideas.
To find out more, please contact hr@deltaeducationtrust.com.
Closing date: 1st June 2025
Interview date: 17th June 2025
Please complete our Support Staff Application Form and return it to HR@deltaeducationtrust.com if you would like to apply. See our 1 to 1 Teaching Assistant JD Job Description for further details on the role and our TQS-CP-Safeguarding-policy-24-25.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search including social media platforms of your ‘name, education and employment’, to demonstrate due diligence following ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance. The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.
