Teaching Assistant

Woodeaton Manor School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9TS

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: From 16 to 33.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.30-15.00 Monday to Thursday and 8.20-14.45 Friday (days and hours to be discussed in interview)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 6, point 8-13. Hourly rate £13.47-£14.60. Actual salary £17,670.24-£19,146.16 depending on experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

Main purpose

To provide learning and care support for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) to help work towards the outcomes on their education and health care plan (EHCP) and to assist and support the teaching staff in the implementation of the National Developmental and School Curriculum.

This will involve working with teachers to plan and deliver activities and supporting pupils with routines, transitions, and behaviour management.

Duties and responsibilities

Supporting the Pupil

• Build a positive relationship with the pupil, promoting high self-esteem, independence and social inclusion
• Promote high standards of behaviour, responding to incidents in line with school’s behaviour policy and guidelines on physical intervention
• Assist with the development and delivery of individual education, support and care plans
• Support the pupil with their social, emotional and mental health needs, escalating concerns where appropriate

Teaching and learning

• Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase pupils’ achievement
• Contribute to the planning of differentiated learning activities, delivering activities inside or outside the classroom
• Support the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aimed at helping pupils achieve their full potential in all areas of learning
• Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of the pupils in learning and extra-curricular activities
• Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures
• Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
• Use ICT skills to advance pupil’s learning
• Through observation, provide regular feedback to teachers on the pupil’s progress, attainment, and barriers to learning
• Monitor, record and report on progress and attainment
• Read and understand lesson plans shared prior to lessons, if available

Working with staff, parents/carers, and relevant professionals

• Share knowledge and understanding of pupils with other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision
• Communicate effectively with other staff members, pupils, and parents and carers
• Keep other professionals accurately informed about performance, progress, and any areas of concern
• Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues

Professional development

• Help keep their own knowledge and understanding relevant and up to date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness
• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school
• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures

Other areas of responsibility

Safeguarding

• Work in line withstatutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies
• Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school

Please note this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the postholder will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the headteacher or line manager.

What the school offers its staff

• The opportunity to work with a progressive and forward-thinking multi-academy trust, where you are making a difference to the lives of young people.
• Opportunities for development and career progression
• Extensive induction programme and ongoing CPD and training

• A range of staff benefits including one wellbeing day per term (after a qualifying period, pro rata for part time employees), access to an Employee Assistance Programme and a workplace pension scheme (LGPS)

• Free eye test for DSE users
• Free flu vaccinations
• Free tea and coffee
• Refer a friend bonus (up to £500)
• A positive and friendly working environment

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 recruitment@woodeaton.oxon.sch.uk

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About Woodeaton Manor School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 18
• School size: Up to 84 pupils
• Age range: 7 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Woodeaton Manor School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@woodeaton.oxon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01865558722
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodeaton-manor-school-oxford (opens in new tab)

Welcome to Woodeaton Manor School. We are a daytime and residential Foundation Special School that offers a nurturing environment for 84 pupils. All our pupils have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and they have social, emotional and mental health difficulties. We are able to offer places for pupils in Key Stages 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Woodeaton Manor caters for a wide range of special educational needs, including the following diagnosed or described conditions:

Attachment Difficulty
Autistic Spectrum Disorder, including Asperger’s Syndrome
Dyspraxia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Specific Learning Difficulties, i.e. Dyslexia
Speech and Language Disorder
Tourettes Syndrome
A large proportion of pupils have mental health issues and require extended support from a range of multi-professional services.

Woodeaton has extended its age limits twice since its re-designation. In 2009 Woodeaton established its Sixth Form provision and in June 2012, Woodeaton lowered the age limit to admit six Key Stage 2 age pupils who are taught in ‘The Nest’. Woodeaton also became a Foundation School on 1st April 2008.

Our school at a glance:
Woodeaton Manor School is the first school in Oxfordshire to be awarded the Quality Care Mark for Looked After Children (LAC) at an Outstanding level (January 2017). This mark demonstrates our school has excellent practice around those children in care and those caring for others.

Have a highly experienced and qualified staffing team
Provide high quality teaching and social experiences
Focus on personalised and individual needs of pupils
Work in a multi-professional way
Maximum class size of ten
High levels of staff support
In-house Educational Psychologist
A Readiness for Learning team who support pupils through interventions and/or outreach work. The team will also support pupils who might be struggling during the school day
Regular visits from an Occupational Therapist and a Speech and Language Therapist (one day a week and one day a fortnight respectively)
Provision of play therapy, if required
Regular whole school trips and residential experiences both in the UK and abroad
Specialist rooms for Art (including a kiln room), Food Technology, ICT and Science
Self-contained residential area for boys and girls
Excellent catering arrangements
Our school day starts at 8.20 a.m. every weekday and finishes at 2.30 p.m. every afternoon.

The total time in school for each pupil is 30 hours and 50 minutes.

Arranging a visit to Woodeaton Manor School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@woodeaton.oxon.sch.uk.

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