Staff Vacancies
The Thomas Hardye School is a 13-18 mixed comprehensive school with 2300 on roll including 800 in the Sixth Form. It is a part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust. We can offer excellent working conditions, a supportive environment and plenty of opportunity for further development at one of the most successful comprehensive schools in the country. The superb facilities include an on-site nursery and a new sports complex.
The Thomas Hardye School is part of the Wessex MAT group of schools, committed to equal opportunities and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Current Vacancies
Teaching Assistant - XS10.4b
| Contract: | 30.58 hours per week – 37.8 weeks a year. Fixed term post until 31st August 2026 |
| Starting Salary: | Grade 5, point 5, £16,193 per annum (full time equivalent: £23,500) |
We are seeking to appoint an innovative Teaching Assistant to support students in school. You will be skilled at engaging and motivating students who find learning and communicating a challenge, in the classroom as well as during intervention groups.
We are looking for someone who is
- Enthusiastic and committed to the learning needs of all young people
- Good at building relationships with young people and other adults
- Qualified at least to level 2 (grade C or above at GCSE) in English and Maths
- Able to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality
- Adaptable, flexible, proactive and relentlessly optimistic
Please apply in writing to the Headteacher, Mr N Rutherford by letter and complete and application form. Applications may be posted or emailed to Mrs Anita Pullen by the deadline.
You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for interview.
Wessex MAT will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Wessex MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Wessex MAT recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. The Trust 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. The Trust supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 Wessex MAT 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.
