Classroom Teaching Assistants - Part Time (German speaking)
Europa School UK, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DZ8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2024
Closing date
20 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12.67 Hourly
Classroom Teaching Assistants - Part Time (German speaking) job summary
Are you fluent in German and passionate about nurturing multilingual talent? Europa School UK is seeking a dedicated and flexible Classroom Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant community in Culham, Oxfordshire. Our school is renowned for its specialisation in languages, offering a unique multilingual and multicultural education that leads to the International Baccalaureate.
Role Overview: As a Classroom Teaching Assistant in the German stream, you will play a crucial role in supporting pupils to become confident speakers of German. You will work closely with language teachers to deliver an immersive curriculum that includes subjects like maths, music, and art. Your role will be vital in fostering a bilingual environment where students can thrive.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in delivering the bilingual curriculum, focusing on enhancing pupils' German language skills across various subjects.
- Support the emotional, behavioural, and pastoral needs of all pupils, including those with SEN.
- Facilitate learning for individuals and small groups to accelerate academic achievement and language proficiency.
- Conduct administrative tasks to support class teachers and maintain discipline.
- Engage actively in supervision duties and accompany students during break times.
Person Specification:
- Assist in delivering the bilingual curriculum, focusing on enhancing pupils' German language skills across various subjects.
- Support the emotional, behavioural, and pastoral needs of all pupils, including those with SEN.
- Facilitate learning for individuals and small groups to accelerate academic achievement and language proficiency.
- Conduct administrative tasks to support class teachers and maintain discipline.
- Engage actively in supervision duties and accompany students during break times.
Perks and benefits:
- Term time only post and 8 week summer holiday
- Generous Local Government Pension Scheme with career average benefits
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme including Free advice and counselling service
- Be part of a unique multilingual environment where several European languages are spoken and taught.
- The school embraces cultural diversity, offering a rich and inclusive environment for both students and staff.
- Europa fosters a strong sense of community and teamwork, which leads to a supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Located in the picturesque rural setting of Culham with ample parking.
Desirable Skills and Experience:
- Previous experience working with children
- An Understanding of SEN support strategies and interventions
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Patient, empathetic, and dedicated to supporting every child’s learning journey
- Fluency in German and a good level of English
Salary and Contract term:
- Salary: £23,114 FTE pa (£12.67ph)
- Part-Time: 17.5 hours per week (Mon & Tues 8am to 4pm, Wed 8 - 11.30am)
- Term Time only
Commitment to safeguarding
Europa School UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring) check.
We reserve the right to research applicants on social media platforms and the internet, and the Governing Board may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Europa School UK
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1072 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Europa School UK website (opens in new tab)
Europa School UK a UK state school offering a bilingual education from four to 18 culminating in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
September 2017 saw ESUK open the Secondary School, the final stage of a phased opening which began in 2012 with key stage 1. We offer a multilingual and multicultural education, with primary children taught in English and also either German, French or Spanish via full immersion and humanities taught in the second language throughout the secondary phase. Other than language our emphasis is on science, well suited to the employment opportunities in Oxfordshire. Europa School inherits from its European School predecessor a history of preparing students for outstanding success at universities in the UK, throughout Europe and beyond.
The primary has three form entry and is consistently oversubscribed. We received a good rating from Ofsted.
The centrepiece of the Secondary School is the beautiful grade-II listed buildings of Culham College which has hosted a European School since 1978 and is in the process of receiving a multimillion pound facelift. The school is set in rural Oxfordshire but near Oxford and Abingdon. There is onsite parking and good cycle access.
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