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Higher Learning Teaching Assistant (Personal Care)
Cheney School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7QH14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
11 October 2024 at 8am
Date listed
27 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,464.03 - £27,906.12 Annually (Actual) Plus 5% R&R payment of £1,273 per annum additional payment. Based on Grade 8 (FTE - £29,269 - £32,076)
Higher Learning Teaching Assistant (Personal Care) job summary
Cheney School is a large secondary school based in Headington, Oxford. The school is thriving. There is a culture of collaboration, support and care throughout the school, leading to higher standards and greater job satisfaction every year. Our school motto is “think for yourself; act for others”; these are not just empty words, and are an essential part of the way Cheney runs.
We couldn’t do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we are looking for a Higher Learning Teaching Assistant to join us.
If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can make a difference in a school, then we want to hear from you. Come and join us on this exciting journey to help every student in our school reach their potential.
About the position
We are looking for a Higher Learning Teaching Assistant to join a team of hard working friendly people within the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) department, supporting pupils with learning difficulties. An individual who has vision and a passion for bringing out the best in all children and can make a real difference in our school. A key aspect of this role will be providing a calm and motivational environment for our students. The salary is based on working a full time, 37 hours per week, during term time, plus an additional 5 INSET day.
Personal Care
This post will be required to provide assistance with everyday, hands-on caring for one of our students who is wheelchair bound and diagnosed with motor sensory neuropathy. This may include support with feeding, ventilation, use of hoist and support with toileting. Additional training will be provided. As this post has additional responsibilities, it also comes with a 5% recruitment and retention payment of £1,273 per annum additional payment, based on Grade 8, scale point 18.
What we can offer
We offer a positive workplace with an exceptionally supportive and open-minded staff body. Visitors always comment that people like each other at Cheney. We provide excellent opportunities for career progression, training and advancement; the range of Continuing Professional Development is second to none. You can read the outcome of our most recent Ofsted inspection here.
Visits to the school prior to the interview are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or if you would like more information about the role, please contact hr@cheneyschool.org.
The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Astrid Fox, about the role, prior to application, then please email afox@cheneyschool.org or telephone 01865 765726
The River Learning Trust and Cheney School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered
Commitment to safeguarding
Cheney School and The River Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (1 from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.
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 Cheney School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1679 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cheney School website (opens in new tab)
Cheney School is a popular, high-performing school located in the heart of Oxford serving a diverse community of students. We are what a comprehensive school was designed to be; we are very proud of our inclusive ethos and the fact that we provide a liberal, outward-looking education to students from all backgrounds, and a caring and supportive community for staff.
We are committed to continuous professional development and have wide-ranging training and development opportunities.
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