Teaching Assistant with 1:1 responsibilities
Dry Sandford Primary School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6EE16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.45am-3.15pm, 38 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4 (OCC support staff scale)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential
NVQ Level 3 in Teaching and Learning
Experience of working with children who have complex learning needs
Experience and knowledge of working with children with sensory needs
Experience of working with or caring for children across the primary phase
Compassionate and well-regulated
Good numeracy and literacy skills
Good communication skills
Ability to work both as part of a team and also without supervision
Generalist Safeguarding Course completed, or willingness to complete as soon as possible
Knowledge of restorative practices and a positive approach to behaviour management
Knowledge of processes needed to support children’s mental health
Willingness to undertake planning, assessment and record keeping, under the guidance of a teacher
Willingness to adapt flexibly when changes arise
Desirable
General understanding of the primary curriculum
Understanding of child development and learning
Experience of working with children who may have had traumatic experiences
Experience working with pupils with EAL
Experience delivering small group / 1:1 intervention, guided by a teacher
Experience using SCERTS
What the school offers its staff
Friendly and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and be their best
A welcoming and supportive whole school team who are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for pupils
A friendly and supportive community of parents, carers, colleagues and school leaders
Ongoing professional support with opportunities for further training
Further details about the role
Do you love helping children reach their full potential? Are you flexible, hardworking and committed to providing safe and enjoyable experiences for pupils?
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive staff team.
Dry Sandford Primary School is a small, nurturing village primary school set in spacious grounds in rural Oxfordshire. Visitors commend the calm environment, beautiful spacious setting, and our compassionate, child-centred approach to learning and behaviour. As a school, we strive to embed our school vision, Leading Lifelong Learning; Creating Caring Communities, and to encourage our school values, Kindness, Determination, Respect and Creativity, in everything we do.
The role will involve supporting individual pupils with SEND learning needs on a 1:1 basis, under the guidance of the class teacher and school SENCo. At lunchtimes, it will also include working alongside other lunchtime supervisors and catering staff to support pupils whilst eating lunch and leading pupils in games and activities on the playground.
The position is term-time only, 38 weeks per year, 30 hours per week. The working pattern would be Mondays to Friday from 8.45am-3.15pm with a 30-minute lunch break. If desired, there may also be future opportunities to step up to do class cover, or to extend the contracted working hours by working in our established breakfast and after-school club.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office.2565@dry-sandford.oxon.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Dry Sandford Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 89 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dry Sandford Primary School website
- Email address
- office.2565@dry-sandford.oxon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01865 730432
Arranging a visit to Dry Sandford Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office.2565@dry-sandford.oxon.sch.uk.
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