Teaching Assistant – Dorchester Location: Dorchester Start Date: September 2025 (or sooner) ⏰ Full-time & part-time roles available Pay: £85 – £95 per day (depending on experience) Are you looking to start or continue your career in education? Teaching Personnel is working closely with primary and secondary schools in Dorchester who are seeking motivated and compassionate Teaching Assistants to join their teams from September 2025. These roles are ideal for individuals who are passionate about supporting children’s learning and development, whether you're an experienced TA, a recent graduate, or someone considering a future in teaching. Your responsibilities will include: Supporting pupils on a 1:1 and small group basis Assisting the class teacher in delivering engaging lessons Helping to manage classroom behaviour and promote positive learning environments Supporting children with additional needs (SEND) Contributing to pupil progress tracking and reporting We’re looking for candidates who: Are caring, patient and enthusiastic Have strong communication and interpersonal skills Ideally have experience working with children or young people (in a school or other setting) Are committed to the safeguarding and well-being of pupils What we offer: Competitive daily rates paid weekly Ongoing CPD and access to free training courses (e.g. Autism Awareness, Safeguarding, Behaviour Management) A personal consultant to support you throughout your placement Opportunities for permanent roles within supportive local schools Interested? To apply, please send your CV to For more information, contact us on Join Teaching Personnel and help shape young minds while developing your career in education! All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.