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SEN Teaching Assistant (Level 3) at Heatherlands Primary School

Dorset Council • Northbourne, Bournemouth

Salary

£27k – £28k

Posted

13 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Dorset Council is hiring a SEN Teaching Assistant (Level 3) at Heatherlands Primary School in Northbourne, a full-time teaching role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £27k – £28k. Dorset Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Teaching Assistant Level 3 Heatherlands Primary School 30 Hours per week, Monday - Friday Term time, 39 working weeks Salary: Grade 4 SCP 6-9 (£26,847 - £28,153 FTE) Actual Salary: £18,639 - £20,076 per annum, pro rata Starting October 2026, Permanent We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant (level 3) where the successful candidate may work within our specialist SEN provision, a whole class, with small groups of children or on a 1:1 basis. Ideally, the successful candidate shall have the …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Dorset Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £27k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 10% below the £31,427 median across 1,325 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Northbourne, Bournemouth · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live teaching role in Northbourne — browse them
Posted: 13 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.