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Teaching Assistant at The Compass Centre

Dorset Council • Wyke Regis, Weymouth

Salary

£20k – £23k

Posted

8 November 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Dorset Council is hiring a Teaching Assistant at The Compass Centre in Wyke Regis, a teaching role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £20k – £23k. 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 : Fixed Term until 31 August 2027 in the first instance Hours : Hours available between 32-35 hours per week by negotiation, worked over 5 days. Paid Weeks : Term Time including INSET Day (45.05 paid weeks) Salary Scale : Grade 5-6, points 5-9 depending on experience. Actual salary range for 35 hours per week - £21,601 - £23,004 PA (£26,427 - £28,153 PA FTE) Compass Learning Centre is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic Teaching Assistant to join our team support…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Dorset Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £20k – £23k
How this salary compares: about 32% below the £33,800 median across 1,260 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Wyke Regis, Weymouth
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live teaching role in Wyke Regis — browse them
Posted: 8 November 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.