AddressStart Date: As soon as possible
Contract/Hours: 10 hours per week initially
Salary details: Grade 4 (£11.98 – £12.18 per hour), term time only
Contract Type: Temporary / Fixed Term
Closing Date: 23rdFebruary 2024 @ 12 noon
Please note that we will interview and recruit immediately for a strong applicant
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our outward-looking school, and further progress within a supportive, dedicated and forward-thinking team.
We pride ourselves on supporting staff to be highly successful, recognising that success comes in a wide variety of ways, creating a culture of continual improvement where we look to provide the best possible educational experience for all our children and staff.
Our children are enthusiastic, inquisitive, and keen to learn and succeed. Our families are supportive, proactive and community minded. Our Headteacher and Governors are ambitious and tenacious in their approach to school leadership.
Our recent Ofsted report February 2022 commented on ‘Clanfield being a harmonious place where staff, pupils and parents and carers all feel that they are part of one close-knit family. Happiness and joy are apparent everywhere’.
The Position
This role is to support a lovely child in Year 3 who needs a kind, caring and compassionate approach. For the right applicant, this position may become a 3-year fixed role.
There is also the possibility of combining this role with our Home School Link Worker vacancy to increase the hours.
The SEN Teaching Assistant (TA) will:
- Provide learning and care support for pupils with special educational needs (SEN)
- Work with the teacher to plan and deliver activities
- Support pupils with routines, transitions and behaviour management
Duties and responsibilities
- Supporting pupils
- Build positive relationships with pupils, promoting high self-esteem and independence
- Adapt communication style to respond to pupils according to their individual needs
- Support pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs, escalating concerns where appropriate
- Promote high standards of behaviour, responding to incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy and guidelines on physical intervention
- Assist with the development and delivery of individual education and support plans
- A happy, supportive and friendly environment where we work effectively as a team – Ofsted reported 100% staff were happy in their role
- Enthusiastic pupils who are inquisitive and want to learn – 100% enjoy School (Ofsted, 2022)
- Governors who are committed to the continuing development of the school and staff
- A sociable, high spirited and happy team
- A village with an award-winning café, boutique restaurant and outdoor education centre within 500 metres
We can offer you
- A happy, supportive and friendly environment where we work effectively as a team – Ofsted reported 100% staff were happy in their role
- Enthusiastic pupils who are inquisitive and want to learn – 100% enjoy School (Ofsted, 2022)
- Governors who are committed to the continuing development of the school and staff
- A sociable, high spirited and happy team
- A village with an award-winning café, boutique restaurant and outdoor education centre within 500 metres
Safer Recruitment
Oxfordshire Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
As part of the vetting procedures, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. This isn’t part of the shortlisting process, and there will be a chance to address any issues of concern should it be necessary.
