Teaching Assistant
Icknield Community College, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RB13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
2 September 2025
Closing date
14 July 2025 at 8am
Date listed
1 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,404.00 - £24,709.00 Annually (Actual) Actual Salary - £15,173.23 to £15,413.22
Teaching Assistant job summary
Teaching Assistant
Icknield Community College
Icknield Community College, an 11-16 comprehensive school in the Oxfordshire town of Watlington, is looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and adaptable teaching assistant to support learners in the school.
The successful candidate will work 27.50 hours per week, 8.30am to 3pm, term time only (this incorporates an unpaid break of an hour per day, consisting of 20 minutes for morning break and 40 minutes for lunch). Our new TA will be a committed team player, who, guided by the SENCO, will assist the teaching staff in advancing students’ learning in order to raise their aspirations and support them in achieving their potential.
If you are looking for a varied rewarding role where you can put your fantastic skills to great use, this could be the position for you. The post is term time only and is paid at £24,404 - £24,709 pro rata (the actual salary would be £15,173.23 – £15,413.22. As well as benefiting from the school holidays and a vibrant and caring work environment, you will also have the opportunity to join one of the country’s best pension schemes.
Please see attached detailed job description and person specification.
If you are shortlisted, we will take up written references before your interview so please provide permission for this and provide accurate phone and email contact details for your referees. One of your referees must be your current or last employer, and if you are employed in a school, must include your current Headteacher.
Variables Hours Policy:
This position is subject to a variable hours clause where the contracted hours can be reduced by a third. This enables schools to manage the fluctuations in pupils’ needs.
Safeguarding Statement:
The Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment with the Acer Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, NCTL and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Acer Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.
The closing date for applications is 8am on Monday 14 July 2025 and interviews will be held during this week. The start date for this role will be Tuesday 2 September 2025.
Commitment to safeguarding
Icknield Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff must have a full DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Certificate before commencing employment which the school will process on appointment.
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 Icknield Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 732 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Icknield Community College website
At Icknield Community College, we strive for “excellence for all”. In order to achieve this, we aim to:
Create an environment in which all students feel safe and secure
We create a school culture in which all students are valued and in which differences are respected and celebrated. We promote tolerance, mutual respect and kindness. We want all of our students to be thoughtful, considerate and caring towards others both in and out of school.
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