Early Years Support Worker

Wheatley Church of England Primary School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1NN

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE)

Early Years Support Worker job summary

The post is for 22.75 hours a week and paidat Grade 5 on the Support Staff pay scale.

8.30am-3.30pm Monday, Thursday and Friday and 12.15-3.30pm on Wednesdays. Grade 5 on the Support Staff pay scale.

We are looking for a person who:

• Has excellent communication skills with children and adults.
• Is a reflective practitioner with a clear understanding of how children learn and how to support them in order to overcome barriers to learning.
• Will work closely and collaborate effectively with staff and families.

We are a caring and inclusive school who can offer you:

• A friendly and welcoming community with confident, well-rounded children
• Committed and energetic staff and governors who value effective partnerships in producing the highest standards for all.
• A commitment to supporting your further professional learning and development, both internally and as part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust (ODST)
  

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wheatley Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 256 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wheatley Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wheatley-church-of-england-primary-school

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