16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    7 February 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 January 2025

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) Pro rata for hours less than 37 hours

Teaching Assistant job summary

Staff Vacancy – Watlington Primary School

Teaching Assistant

o Grade 4 point 4, £12.65 per hour, plus pension contribution

o Temporary (until 31st August 2025, with a view to becoming permanent)

o To start as soon as possible

o Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-1pm with opportunities for more hours if interested

o Closing date: Friday, 7th Feb 2025 (9am)

o Interviews: w/c 10 Feb 2025

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant to become part of our team. Watlington Primary School is a thriving, popular and well-resourced school.

Please apply if you…

Put the best interests of the children at the heart of everything you do

Have high expectations of our pupils

Are a good team player

Want to work with colleagues, children and parents with professionalism, enthusiasm and a sense of humour!

In return we can offer you…

A vibrant and happy school which welcomes new ideas

Positive, well behaved children who are motivated and engaged in their learning

A friendly and welcoming team

A commitment to ensuring staff reach their full potential

School visits are encouraged. To visit our school, please contact office.2459@watlington.oxon.sch.uk or call 01491 612474.

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.

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.

o Closing date: Friday, 7th Feb 2025 (9am)

o Interviews: w/c 10 Feb 2025

Commitment to safeguarding

Watlington Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applying for the job

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

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About Watlington Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
210 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

Watlington Primary School is a ‘Values’ School



This means we promote and teach a set of values every day. These values guide our behaviours and our thinking so that we can create a purposeful and happy school community. Our ‘Values Ladders’ help us celebrate this culture across the school and remind us that during work or at play we should all be demonstrating our values and working to improve them. Our values apply to children, adults and visitors.

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