Description Salary: £24,404 FTE, £12.65 per hour Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week (Term time only, 39 weeks a year) Contract type: Permanent This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact the school direct for further information. We are looking for an inspirational and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join the Matravers family. Whether this is your first time working in education or an experienced practitioner, providing you have a real passion and a vibrant enthusiasm to work with our brilliant pupils, we want to hear from you. This is an exciting position. At Matravers School we are committed to supporting you grow and develop as a professional. Whatever your experience, you will receive the excellent support of an extensive internal and external professional development programme. You will join a very successful, collaborative and committed staff team who will challenge and support you as you progress through your career. We would welcome applications from candidates who recognise the importance of a thriving and extensive extra-curricular programme and can contribute to this. Matravers School delivers a calm working atmosphere that enables our pupils to flourish in all that they do. We value traditional approaches blended with modern twists to provide fantastic opportunities for our pupils to succeed. Our highly skilled teachers and support staff focus on teaching and learning all day, every day, in close partnership with our excellent pastoral team. This helps us enhance the lives of our pupils. Matravers School sits in the heart of Wiltshire in a delightful market town. Our extensive grounds provide exceptional opportunities for our community. Our site has welcomed over £10 million investment in it during the last few years providing world-class STEM facilities and a transformatory make-over of our other existing buildings. Find out more and apply: To apply, please download the application form and click the ‘apply now’ button below to upload your completed application form and covering letter online. Please note: CV's will not be considered. We welcome visits and tours from prospective candidates. If you are interested in this post and would like to visit us please contact Mrs Louise Fearon (Executive Assistant) on headspamatravers.wilts.sch.uk to arrange. Completed application forms can also be downloaded from www.matravers.wilts.sch.uk and returned to headspamatravers.wilts.sch.uk Closing date: Monday 3 February 2025 Interviews: Shortly after closing date Matravers School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.