Teaching Assistant

About the job

Key information

Based at Yeovil District Hospital

Fixed Term Contract to cover Maternity Leave until July 2027

Hours: 22 hours per week, over 5 mornings, term time only

Salary: Grade 14 (£12.824 actual pay per annum)

Start: As soon as possible

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

Are you a good communicator, resilient and ready to work in a setting with some of the most interesting pupils the education system has to offer?
Then Tor School needs you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to support the teacher working at Yeovil District Hospital. You should have broad experience in curriculum support, and particular skills in engaging with students who have social, emotional, medical, and mental health needs. This is a varied role, and pupils may be any age from Year 1-11 (Age 5-16) and is a combination of working in the small hospital school room and bedside according to the pupil’s medical needs.

You will:

• Be a reflective practitioner.
• Can be creative developing relevant educational programmes for our young people.
• Have excellent skills relevant to pupils on the continuum of social, mental, and emotional health needs.
• Be solution focused and positive in meeting the social and emotional needs of our young people and open to innovative ways of working.
• Have the ability, drive, and resilience to ensure the emotional health and wellbeing of young people.
• Contribute to effective self-evaluation.
• Preferably have successful experience in a school or working with pupils in an alternative setting who display challenging behaviour as a result of social and emotional needs.

We are keen to appoint the right person with the personal qualities that will make them a success at Tor. Skills can be developed, but the passion to work with young people and the personal attributes are fundamental.

DBS check

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks, including social media screening.

Supporting documents and information

Tor School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing Date: 12 noon on Friday 10 July 2026

To apply: Download the application pack from our website

For further information email mandy.ramsey@torschool.org or phone on: 01458 258296

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