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Specialist Teaching Assistant
Oasis Academy Mayfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9NADeadline is today
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Term Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,404 - £25,992
Pay scale
- Actual £18,953 - 20,734
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job requirements
- A minimum of 3 GCSEs at C grade or above, including English and Maths
- Teaching Assistant qualification desirable
- Experience of class supervision and assisting with lesson provision to achieve positive learning outcomes
- Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work in tandem with teaching staff
- Ability to be empathetic and understanding to the needs of students
Why join us?
As a Specialist Teaching Assistant within Oasis Academy Mayfield, you’ll be able to build upon your existing skillset within a supportive environment, with professional development, training, and career progression opportunities available.
What the school offers its staff
Oasis Academy Mayfield currently have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to join the team as a Specialist Teaching Assistant, supporting teaching staff with responsibility for the development and educational provision of learners.
We are looking for a committed and compassionate person to work and support students within one of our onsite alternative provisions. Everest - which is our emotionally vulnerable onsite provision supporting students with EBSA based anxiety. These students may have social, emotional, and/or mental health needs and our wish is to ensure that they make good academic progress and equip them to return back into mainstream lessons.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a high performing team who share a passionate commitment to securing the best possible life chances for our young people. This role will require patience, detailed planning, constructive conversations and a constant drive for excellence over the long haul. This is also a role that will be incredibly rewarding overseeing the development and transformation when a student eventually returns to all their mainstream lessons.
Job overview
You’ll be responsible for assisting with planning, preparation and delivery of lesson provision, both on a whole-class and individual basis, preparing resources to support learning activities as well as ensuring pupils are supported pastorally. You’ll contribute to evaluating student progress and provide feedback to the class teacher to ensure all students’ learning needs are being met.
About us
At Oasis Mayfield we strive for excellence in all that we do; our mission is focused around entitling our students, staff and community to an exceptional education. In order to achieve this we have three simple priorities.
- Leading happy and Healthy lives
- Transforming lives and empowering communities
- Providing an exceptional educational experience
We place a high value on the personal development and professional learning for our staff and all teaching staff have reduced contact time accordingly. By being part of Oasis Community Learning, which has 52 academies nationally, you will benefit from a strong support network and partnership within the South Coast and South West regions working collaboratively with the other Academies in Southampton. You will have many opportunities to develop and share best practice to drive continual improvement, including through regional improvement networks and access to a competitive CPD programme nationally.
Commitment to safeguarding
Oasis Academy Mayfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oasis Academy Mayfield
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 903 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oasis Academy Mayfield website
- Email address
- Anita.Horton@oasismayfield.org
As part of Oasis, we passionately believe in its' ethos. At Oasis Academy Mayfield, we are committed to delivering excellence for everyone, entitling our students, staff and community to an exceptional education. It is our responsibility to provide the highest standards of teaching and learning, enabling students to achieve their very best, preparing them for life in the 21st century. We strive to every student to make outstanding progress throughout their time at the academy, regardless of their individual challenges or starting point on entry. This focus stands resolutely alongside the wider vision of Oasis Community Learning and the Education Charter.
We encourage our students and staff to follow the Mayfield Way; Be Kind, Be Determined and Be Proud.
Arranging a visit to Oasis Academy Mayfield
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Anita.Horton@oasismayfield.org.
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