Teaching Assistant
Thameside Primary School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5NL57 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,404.00 - £24,790.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary for this role - pro-rata, term time only (Actual Salary £17, 226.64) based on 31.15 hours a week)
Teaching Assistant job summary
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Work Location: Thameside Primary, Abingdon
Salary Range:: Grade 4 - 5 £24404 - £24790 pro rata
Actual salary for this role - pro-rata, term time only
(Actual Salary £17, 226.64) based on 31.15 hours a week)
Hours of Work: 31.15hrs per week, 08.30am – 3.15pm daily with a 30 minute lunch break, term time only. Other working patterns can be discussed.
Contract Type: Initially this post will be temporary for one year (with potential to becoming permanent)
Interview Date: to be confirmed
Start date – As soon as possible
Part of the Vale Academy Trust, Thameside is proud of our strong ethos and committed team, creating a happy and supportive school for everyone who is part of our community. At Thameside, we are proud of our recent Ofsted in June 23, which commented that 'pupils are at the heart of this happy and nurturing school' and, ‘the school's senior leaders have a relentless drive to ensure that pupils have the best possible start in life.’
Thameside has a strong ethos and committed team, creating a happy and supportive school for everyone who is part of our community. We are looking for a caring, resilient and inspirational person, full of energy and positivity to work with us to play a key role in building on Thameside’s success. We are looking for a talented individual, who would be excited by the prospect of establishing a culture of high expectations, ambition, care and kindness for our children. Our school motto ‘every child, every chance, every day’ underpins all we do; we are proud of our truly inclusive and nurturing environment, which has a strong family atmosphere and is one that prepares pupils exceptionally well during each stage of their journey.
We have a vacancy, for an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated and supportive school. The role will include providing learning support in class; working with pupils with SEND and supervising lunchtimes. There will also be pre planned occasions when you will be required to attend meetings or training after school. Experience and qualifications in Early Years are preferred but not essential.
This post holds a variety of additional opportunities that can be discussed, including overseeing our small, but popular Breakfast Club (7.30 – 8.30am daily).
Opportunities for covering classes are also available.
We are looking for a teaching assistant who:
Has excellent communication, numeracy and literacy skills
Has high expectations for all children and a strong belief that all children can flourish
Supports the class teacher to provide creative, enriching, learning opportunities which develop a lifelong love of learning
Demonstrates an understanding of/has experience of supporting children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs
Demonstrates an understanding of/has experience of leading small group 1:1 intervention under the direction of the class teacher
Demonstrates an ability to nurture and support all pupils, including those with complex learning, emotional or other needs
Is committed to ensuring all pupils make excellent progress and models our school values and ethos in all that they do
Has excellent interpersonal skills and is able to communicate well, and work successfully, with colleagues, parents and pupils
Has good organisational skills and knows how to maintain a healthy work-life balance
Demonstrates a positive attitude towards continuing school improvement
Ensures safeguarding is a priority and will promote staff and pupil well-being
Will become fully engaged with the whole school community and will embrace opportunities to grow professionally
What we offer:
An exciting opportunity to join our school which is in an exciting period of growth and development
A commitment to your professional development through access to networks and training
Friendly, welcoming and well-behaved children who are eager to learn
A caring and inclusive school with attractive and purposeful learning environments
Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and the community
Career opportunities as part of a successful, supportive and locally based multi academy trust and a team who prioritise a healthy work-life balance
We warmly welcome visits to the school; if you would like to make an appointment please telephone the school office 01235 527600 or email office.2598@thameside.vale-academy.org
Application Procedure:
Applications will be considered as and when they come in. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we would recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.
To apply, you will need to complete an online application form (which is available via MyNewTerm). This includes a section asking you to explain how you meet the selection criteria, as specified in the job posting.
If you need any help or have any difficulties completing the application, please contact the school office office2598@thameside.vale-academy.org
Thameside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.
Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
By applying for this role, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.
Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.
It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You should contact the school if you are unsure if this role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. For further guidance for applicants click on the this link List of offences that are not filtered
Our staff are expected to maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by not undermining fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.
Commitment to safeguarding
SAFER RECRUITMENT STATEMENT
Thameside School and The Vale Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.
Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.
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 Thameside Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 193 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Thameside Primary School website (opens in new tab)
‘Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day’
We want our children to be confident and independent, have a love of learning and to care about themselves, other people and the world around them.
OUR VISION IS TO NURTURE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE ASPIRATIONAL, COURAGEOUS, CREATIVE AND KIND.
Throughout their time at Thameside, we will ensure every child has excellent opportunities with memorable and meaningful experiences which will inspire and challenge them at school while also preparing them for their future. Everything we do is underpinned by our values of respect, responsibility, resilience, resourcefulness and reflectiveness.
WE AIM TO DO THIS BY:
Our Standards and ambition for all:
- achieving the highest standards possible
- being a learning community where all are enabled to experience success and to achieve their best
- providing excellent teaching which is based on high expectations, an ambitious and coherently planned curriculum, and stimulating learning activities
Our Values:
- putting the well-being of each child at the heart of our work
- celebrating the successes of our school community within a culture of mutual respect for others
- enabling children to make positive and informed life choices in the school, local and wider community
Our Curriculum:
- ensuring that our curriculum takes into account children’s starting points
- promoting excellence in all areas of the National Curriculum
mastering and applying the key skills of English and Maths
- ensuring that every second counts
Our Partnership with Parents:
- developing a home/school partnership that is focused on the child’s learning and development
- ensuring supportive and positive communication links between home and school
- actively involving parents and the wider community in the life of the school
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