EXPIRED

This job expired on 26 September 2025 – see similar jobs

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    26 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    15 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 7.5 hours per week. 3pm-4:30pm Monday to Friday during term time

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 months

Pay scale

Oxfordshire School Support Staff - Grade 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently looking for an After-School Club Playworker to work term time only, starting as soon as possible. Candidates will be required to co-ordinate stimulating and enjoyable activities under the guidance of the After-School Club Supervisor. They will also be required to assist with supervision, planning and participating in activities and snack preparation. A good level of written and spoken English is required.

Candidates must be imaginative, creative and well organised; as well as able to build good relationships with children, their parents/carers and colleagues. Excellent communication skills are therefore essential, along with patience, tolerance and the ability to work as part of our happy team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to combine work with academic study.

What the school offers its staff

Visits are warmly encouraged. Please contact the Office Manager, Mrs Ginevra Sproat, in the school office to arrange an appointment or for further details. Should a successful candidate have a child/ren attending our school, we are able to offer up to two free spaces in the After-School Club during work shifts.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Applications will be considered on receipt and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should an appointment be made to the post.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect everyone to share this commitment. This post 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. Keeping our pupils safe is our first priority. We follow safer recruitment practices as per KCSIE and will rigorously take up and check references and carry out an internet check as per guidance

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
376 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01865 763357

Catholic Primary School

Arranging a visit to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin.3838@st-josephs-pri.oxon.sch.uk.

School location

Similar jobs nearby

Learning Assistant

Aureus Primary School

Clover Fields, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6GS

Teaching Assistant

Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School

Fir Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 4SF

Learning Assistant

Aureus Primary School

Clover Fields, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6GS

Teaching Assistant

Thameside Primary School

Cotman Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5NL

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Oxford and Oxfordshire