Description WIMBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHING ASSISTANT AND PLAY LEADER Salary: Pay band 3 £17,364- £17,648 pro rata (£24,027 - £24,420 FTE) Contract : Permanent Start Date : 3rd September 2025 Are you resilient and calm? Can you work well as a team member and can you form positive relationships? Join our dynamic team of staff working towards achieving our values of Sincerity, Teamwork, Achievement and Respect. You will play a pivotal role in a committed team and make a real impact on the outcomes of our pupils. We are looking for a TA who will be supporting the learning needs of children either 1:1 or in small groups. Ideal candidates will: be a good team player with good interpersonal skills have high expectations of pupil behaviour contribute to the ethos of our school Visits to the school, to meet with the SENCO, are encouraged. Please take a look at our Wimborne Primary School website http://www.wimborne.portsmouth.sch.uk/ for more information about our school. If you are interested in working at our school then please apply today! Please send completed applications to office@wimborne.portsmouth.sch.uk or post to Wimborne Primary School, Wimborne Road, Southsea, PO4 8DE. We will only contact applicants who we would like to invite to interview. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment along with other relevant employment checks. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions about this process please email office@wimborne.portsmouth.sch.uk Closing Date : 14 th July 2025 at Midday Interview Date : 18 th July 2025 Job Description Application Form