Overview
Job Description
Salary: £20,238.68 Per annum
Hours of work: 33.25 hours per week (Term Time Only)
Contract type: Permanent
The Trust’s mission is: To enable young people to live and work without barriers, Our 5 agreed values are:
- Teamwork: We hold ourselves and each other to account, and are better when we work together
- Compassion: We act with trust, honesty and kindness in everything we do
- Inclusion: We treat each other fairly and with respect
- Innovation: We encourage thoughtful, creative and aspirational ideas
- Pride: We encourage each other to be proud of who we are and what we do
All about the role:
For the role of Higher Level Teaching Assistant, you will have experience of supporting young people with mild, moderate, profound or severe learning and/or physical disabilities.
You should have a track record of achieving excellent outcomes in supporting and caring for young people with learning disabilities in an educational setting.
Additionally, you will have experience of leading taught sessions and group activities.
This is a term time only position.
Fairfield Trust is an independent education provider and as such, it is often usual to have approx. 2 weeks additional leave over the summer (compared to most Wiltshire schools).
Find out more and apply:
Please visit our website for more details: https://fairfieldtrust.org.uk/jobs/
Applications should be made via the Trust Application Form, available on our website https://fairfieldtrust.org.uk/jobs/
Please note that we will not accept CVs.
Closing date: Wednesday 1 st October 2025 at 09.00am
Interview date: Thursday 9 th October 2025
Start Date: TBC 2025
We reserve the right to close the advertisement early if sufficient applications are received.
Fairfield Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff are expected to share this commitment. You will be expected to report any concerns relating to the safeguarding of young people in accordance with agreed procedures. If your own conduct in relation to the safeguarding of young people gives cause for concern, Fairfield Trust agreed child and adult protection procedures will be followed.
All posts involving direct contact with young people, children and vulnerable groups are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website .
For all roles that involve regulated activity, a DBS check will be required before appointment is confirmed.
Fairfield Trust is a local independent Charity, the core business areas are: an independent specialist college for young people with additional needs; residential and independence services, a pub and an animal park.
Fairfield Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer.
A charity for the advancement of education for young people with learning disabilities.
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