School: St Mark’s School, Bath
Closing Date: 21st June 2026
Start Date: 1st September
Contract Type: 1 year fixed contract (with the possibility of a permanent contract based on funding)
Hours: Term-time only + 5 Inset days. Part-Time (30 hours per week across 5 working days | 8:30am – 3:00pm daily)
Salary: Grade 3, Scale Points 5-7 (Actual Salary: £17,269 - £17,822 per annum)
Responsible to: Resource Base Lead
Are you looking for a deeply rewarding role where your skills can directly empower young people to thrive?
St Mark’s School is seeking to appoint a dedicated, empathetic, and skilled Resource Base Teaching Assistant to join our inclusive learning support team as soon as possible. This specialised role is focused on championing the inclusion, acceptance, and academic progress of students accessing our dedicated Resource Base provision, ensuring they have equal access to all areas of school life.
At St Mark’s, we pride ourselves on our distinct culture, warm community, and exceptional standards of pastoral care. This role is a fantastic opportunity to work within a supportive framework alongside our dedicated specialist staff.
The Role
Working under the guidance and instruction of our Base Lead and wider teaching staff, you will provide vital 1:1 and small group support to ensure a safe, purposeful, and structured learning environment.
Your core responsibilities will include:
Person Specification
We are looking for a candidate with a patient, nurturing approach who can work constructively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Essential Criteria:
Desirable Criteria:
Please Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of strong applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check is required prior to appointment.
Safeguarding Statement
St Mark's 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. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.