PE & Activities Teaching Assistant with the option of Boarding Duties
d'Overbroeck's
Oxford
- Expired
- Salary:
- Meals and board provided.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 29 January 2020
Job overview
Role overview
We are seeking to appoint three new PE & Activities Teaching Assistants to join our PE & Activities staff team. Two of these positions are designed to be fully residential: in addition to their role in the PE & Activities department, the successful candidates will have a role as Boarding Assistants in one of the school’s boarding houses. Accommodation within the boarding house is provided during the school’s term time in each case. The third position is available as a non-residential post, involving the same Teaching Assistant role, but without the boarding house duties.
The role has two complementary dimensions. As a Teaching Assistant, you will be required to assist the PE teachers with the running of a wide-ranging programme of PE and other activities throughout the school; in the boarding house you will be required to support the Houseparents and to help with some aspects of the running of the House in which you will be living.
The role could present an excellent career development opportunity for PE enthusiasts who are considering a career in teaching and/or coaching.
The successful candidates may have the opportunity to further their coaching qualifications through relevant courses. They will also be required to undertake a first aid qualification as well as the necessary training to gain a PCV qualification to enable them to drive a 17-seater minibus to transport students to and from sports and activities venues.
Person Specification and necessary Qualifications
Applicants must have:
- Either a degree in PE or a related subject, or other appropriate vocational qualifications and experience;
- Playing and, ideally, coaching experience in at least one, and preferably more than one, sport;
- A clean driving licence, since all the members of the PE department are regularly expected to drive the School’s minibuses for travel to and from sports venues.
In addition to the above, we are looking for candidates who:
- Are committed and passionate about PE and about teaching / coaching;
- Have a caring and cheerful personality and a demonstrable ability to relate to students, parents and colleagues with empathy and sensitivity;
- Have a mature, responsible, patient and resilient attitude to life and work;
- Have an ability to be firm while doing so in a friendly, engaging and respectful manner;
- Are reliable, responsible and well organised with strong communication skills;
- Have good, reliable and balanced judgement and the ability to think clearly and rationally in an emergency;
- Are good team players who will work well with colleagues and with students both in PE and Activities and in the boarding context;
- Have good practical and administrative skills.
Accommodation
For the proper performance of their duties, it will be essential for the successful candidates to be resident in the House at all times during term time (excluding scheduled time off of course).
In line with the proper performance of their duties, the successful candidates will be able to take meals in the House or in the school dining hall without charge during school term times.
Salary and pension
The starting salary in the post will be in the region of £15,000 pa. In addition, and as has already been mentioned, accommodation within one of the school’s boarding houses and meals are provided (during term time). The school has its own pension scheme which will be open to the successful candidates from the time that they join the school.
Please note that the role as set out above involves working through the school’s term times plus a day or two before and after each term to help with opening up and closing down the House.
Further information
If you would like any further information at this stage, please feel free to telephone Alastair Barnett, Senior Vice-Principal on the main school number 01854 688600
Applications
Applicants should complete the Application form for a teaching post, and submit this, with a full CV and covering letter, to HR@doverbroecks.com and a signed copy sent to:
Helena Barron
d'Overbroeck's
333 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7PL.
The closing date for applications is 29 January 2020
Attached documents
About d'Overbroeck's
THE SCHOOL
d’Overbroeck’s is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Oxford for students aged 11 – 18. The school roll currently stands at around 750, and this is set to grow in the coming years.
Founded in 1977, initially as a Sixth Form, d’Overbroeck’s has maintained its founding values throughout its growth.
We believe in outstanding teaching and laughter. We celebrate the individual and foster a culture that promotes collaboration and originality. We pride ourselves on our unique blend of social informality and academic rigour.
d’Overbroeck’s consists of three sections:
Years 7-11 – 200 students; currently all day students although open to boarders from next year. Based at Leckford Place, OX2 6HX.
Sixth Form – 440 students; a mixture of day and boarding. Domestic and international. Based at a purpose-built site at 333 Banbury Road.
The International School – around 125 international students who are all boarders, across years 9-11.
All in all, this is a busy and happy educational environment in which staff and students enjoy positive relationships based on mutual respect and a shared sense of purpose. As our most recent ISI inspection report puts it:
‘A defining characteristic of d’Overbroeck’s is its close-knit, informal atmosphere within which students grow in confidence, self-esteem, respect for themselves and for others. Students are very supportive of each other and behaviour throughout is excellent, exemplified in considerate, warm relationships.
In its key findings, our most recent inspection report (2021) found that our students are highly motivated with extremely positive attitudes to learning. They were described as successful collaborative learners who are naturally inclusive. They were said to have a remarkably strong sense of self understanding and excellent awareness of how to improve and achieve their goals.
ISI inspection report. October 2021
For more information about the College please visit our website at http://www.doverbroecks.com/
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