Role: Teaching Assistant
Location: Writhlington School
Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date: Sunday 1 February 2026
Interview Date:Thursday 5 February 2026
Hours: 34 hours per week 08:30-15:30 (16:30 on Tues for CPD) Term time plus 5 INSET days
Salary:Grade 2 - SCP 4 - 5 - 13.05 - 13.26 per hour
Yearly Full-Time Equivalent: 25185 - 26403
Yearly Actual Salary: 19884 - 20198
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant who will support SEN students within the classroom and who can also lead individual/small group interventions.
Support for students may include:
There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement access to a local government pension scheme sick pay scheme cycle-to-work scheme free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel dining and entertainment.
Writhlington School is part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership and is located on a large modern campus that benefits from exceptional media facilities orchid greenhouses new industry standard science laboratories and a 400 seater theatre.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
The Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (MNSP) was founded in 2010 following the hard federation between Norton Hill and Somervale Schools. Both secondary schools serve Midsomer Norton, Radstock and the surrounding villages.