Teaching Assistant
Witney Community Primary School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1HLThis job expired on 26 November 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
8 January 2024
Closing date
26 November 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 November 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Working pattern
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,114.00 - £24,100.00 Annually (FTE) Part time - term time only
Teaching Assistant job summary
We are looking for an excellent Teaching Assistant with vision and a passion for bringing out the best in all children and can make a real difference in our school. Specifically, we would like someone who has the following qualities:
- Calmness
- Empathy
- Enthusiasm
- Flexibility
- Initiative
Experience of working with early years children and knowledge of the EYFS curriculum preferred but not essential
Visitors comment on the warm atmosphere in the school. Our children are friendly, enthusiastic and welcoming. They strive to do their best and enjoy attending school. We offer candidates the opportunity to join our supportive and motivated team of staff and governors with excellent opportunities for professional development.
The deadline for applications is 26th November 2023. Applications should be submitted via our recruitment portal MyNewTerm. Should you wish for a confidential conversation with The Early Years Lead Teacher, about the role, prior to application, then please email etaylor@witneycp.org
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
OUR ‘HOW? ’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
- Receive a good hourly rate of £11.98 to £12.18 depending on experience.
- Term time only working
- Generous paid holidays and bank holidays
- Excellent Company Pension and benefits
- Continuing professional development
- Have the opportunity to work with a great team in a wonderfully supportive working environment
In return you will receive:
The Package:
Our school is part of the River Learning Trust. Our collective vision is to be a Trust where pupils and staff thrive in schools which demonstrate commitment to excellence, everyone learning, respectful relationships.
We encourage applicants to visit the school and have a look around. To arrange a visit please contact the school office
Interviews may be offered before the closing date to the right candidate.
The River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. 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. The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community. 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.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates
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.
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About Witney Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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