Location: Dorset

Setting: independent specialist education and outdoor-learning provision

Hours: Full-Time / Part-Time opportunities available

Salary: Dependent on qualifications and experience

About the Role

We are welcoming applications for teaching assistant opportunities in Dorset. Your focus will be to help young people access learning and grow in independence within independent specialist education and outdoor-learning provision. You will work alongside education colleagues to make learning purposeful, accessible and responsive to each young person.

Collaborate with the Dorset team to make practical and outdoor experiences accessible when appropriate. You will help young people experience success through consistent support, realistic goals and respectful relationships.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support teacher-led learning and individual targets

• Provide planned 1:1 and small-group support

• Prepare accessible resources and encourage independent choices

• Support individual and small-group engagement

• Use agreed SEN and positive behaviour strategies

• Record progress and prepare appropriate resources

• Work collaboratively and maintain professional boundaries

• Follow safeguarding procedures and report concerns promptly

What We’re Looking For

Experience supporting young people is welcomed; clear communication, reliability and willingness to develop SEN practice are important. We value respectful communication, professionalism, SEN awareness and a commitment to continued learning.

Why Join Us

• Meaningful work supporting young people in specialist settings.

• A supportive team and creative approaches to education.

• Practical and outdoor opportunities where appropriate to your role.

• Professional development relevant to your responsibilities.

• Permanent, temporary and flexible opportunities where applicable; individual arrangements will be discussed.

Our Values

Trust, Fairness, Respect, Valuing Diversity, Kindness and Perseverance guide how we work with young people and one another.

Safeguarding

2B Inspired 2B Recruitment and the settings we work with are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Relevant safer recruitment checks may include an enhanced DBS, references, identity checks, right-to-work checks and professional registration where applicable.