The Forum School
Dorset
£22, £22,438 per year
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
31 October 2025
Apply by:
8 October 2025
Job overview
Change a Young Person's Life – Start you career today with The Cambian Group
Hours ranging from 7am - 4:30pm
The young people we educate and care for come to us with a huge variety of needs and difficulties. Our challenge is to help them build the hope, confidence, knowledge and skills to unlock their potential. From innovative educational experiences to national curriculum programmes, supported by passionate teams of specialists and key workers, we actively enable each young person to achieve their personal best, all in an environment that best suits them.
As a Teaching Assistant and a key part of the dedicated teams we allocate to every child, you'll have a vital role in helping children learn and develop skills for life. In return, our new and improved training programmes will help you develop your professional skills. And you'll also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession and, just like our residents, you will be learning all the time through our ongoing mentoring and support.
Job Profile
As a Teaching Assistant at The Forum School, you will work as part of a team under the direction of a teacher/tutor assisting students to access a specifically designed curriculum through group learning and individual learning programmes.
The main focus of this role will be to:
* Support students to focus and make progress in lessons
* Assist the teacher/tutor in the preparation of work
* Support students during school based and community based learning
* Ensure students make progress in formal learning situations as well as with self-help skills, life skills and social understanding.
Candidate Profile:
* A Teaching Assistant qualification (desirable but not essential)
* Knowledge of Autism and/or Special Educational Needs
* Well-developed organisation and communication skills
* Ability to work flexibly in relation to tasks undertaken
* Ability to be a good team player
* Experience not essential, we will give you all the training and support necessary.
Fully supported 6 month probationary period.
Successful candidates will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Cambian is an equal opportunities employer.
Cambian will conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will be purely 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 search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
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About The Forum School
The Forum School
Shillingstone, Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 0QS
United Kingdom
The Forum School was deemed to be "an outstanding school" for Autistic Spectrum Disorders, as determined by Ofsted in their June 2006 report. Our students span the spectrum, from associated learning difficulty to High Functioning Autism / Asperger Syndrome. We offer a 38-52 week co-educational programme for students aged 7-19 years. Admission can take place at any time during the school year.
Students have full access to the national curriculum with teaching appropriately differentiated to meet the needs of our young people. The Forum draws upon a proven programme of Specialist Education, Specialist 24-hour Care and a wide range of Clinical and Therapeutic Inputs, including Speech & Language Therapy, Behavioural Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatry and Psychology. Multi-disciplinary teams and high staff ratios ensure intensive individual support.
The Forum is located in the glorious Dorset countryside near the village of Shillingstone. We have 28 acres of land, providing areas for play and relaxation, ideal for students with ASD. The school has a full size riding stable, theatre and swimming pool.
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