Teaching Assistant (No experience Needed)
- Wadeford, Chard
- Fixed Term
Full Job Description
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Job Title: Teaching Assistant (No experience Needed)
Location: 3 Dimensions School, Chard, Somerset, TA20 3AJ
Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday – Friday | 8.30am - 4.30pm
Salary: £23,638.00 per annum (not pro rata)
Contract: Fixed term | Term Time Only
Start: October 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available
About the Role
Never Worked in a School? You Could Still Be Exactly Who We’re Looking For. You don’t need years of classroom experience to make a difference to a young person.
You might come from care, retail, hospitality, childcare, youth work, sports, coaching or customer service. You might be looking for a complete career change. Or perhaps you’ve always thought you’d be good at working with young people but haven’t known where to start.
At 3 Dimensions School, we’re looking for people with patience, resilience, energy and the ability to build genuine relationships. Previous Teaching Assistant experience is not required.
As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll support pupils who may have faced barriers to learning or found traditional education challenging. You’ll become someone they can rely on, helping them build confidence, develop new skills and recognise just how much they are capable of achieving.
More Than Classroom Support
You’ll help pupils engage with learning, manage challenges and build the confidence to succeed.
- Provide individual, small group and classroom support
- Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils
- Support learning, emotional wellbeing and positive behaviour
- Encourage independence, resilience and social development
- Work alongside teachers to create engaging learning experiences
- Celebrate progress and help pupils recognise their achievements
No Teaching Experience? That’s Okay.
We’re looking for the right person, not just the right CV.
You may come from care, retail, hospitality, childcare, youth work, customer service, sports or coaching, or you may simply be ready for a completely new career.
If you’re patient, resilient, good with people and know how to stay calm, encourage others and build trust, you could already have many of the skills needed to become a great Teaching Assistant.
What you will bring
- A patient, caring and positive approach to working with young people
- The ability to build strong and appropriate relationships
- Resilience and the confidence to remain calm during challenging situations
- Flexibility and creativity when something isn’t working and a different approach is needed
- A willingness to learn and develop within the role
- The ability to work collaboratively as part of a supportive team
- A genuine desire to help children and young people build confidence and achieve their potential
- A driving licence is required for this role
- GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4 or C or above, or equivalent, would be desirable
About Us
3 Dimensions School is a specialist independent school for children and young people aged 7-25 with a range of complex learning, communication, social, emotional and mental health needs. Part of Outcomes First Group, we provide a nurturing, inclusive and highly personalised education that enables every learner to thrive.
Operating across two purposefully designed sites, our primary provision at Chardleigh and secondary/post-16 provision at Hummingbird allow us to offer tailored learning environments that meet students' needs at every stage of their educational journey.
We support learners with a range of profiles, including Autism, ADHD, speech, language and communication needs, SEMH, PDA, attachment difficulties and the impact of trauma. Through our trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming approach, we help young people build confidence, resilience, independence and the skills they need for successful futures.
3 Dimensions School has a strong reputation for achieving positive outcomes for students, combining high expectations with individualised support to help young people succeed both academically and personally. Our broad curriculum, therapeutic approaches, vocational pathways and preparation for adulthood programmes ensure that every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
We are proud to be a school where relationships come first, strengths are recognised and celebrated, and every young person is supported to achieve their own version of success."
For over 19 years, Options Autism has provided specialist care and education for children, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are pioneering innovative, evidence-based approaches that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for everyone in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why Join Us?
We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
- Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
- Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
- Hundreds of UK and international discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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