Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant (including EYFS)
St Hugh's School
Oxfordshire
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Salary according to experience
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn term 2024
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2024
Job overview
Start date: Autumn term 2024
Salary: according to experience
We are seeking a hard-working, reliable and flexible Part time Teaching Assistant to work as part of the energetic Early Years and the Pre-Prep department at St Hugh’s School voted Tatler’s ‘Best Prep School 2024’. The working days for this role will be Mondays to Wednesdays, 0800 - 1730. (Although there may be scope to increase these days).
Your role will be to provide educational opportunities, support and supervision for pupils during the school days. The successful candidate will be flexible and hardworking and have a Level 3 NVQ or equivalent in a related field of study. You will be welcomed onto an enthusiastic, collaborative and dynamic team who are committed to ensuring that our pupils are provided with a stimulating education in a rounded nurturing environment.
St Hugh's is a highly regarded co-educational day and boarding prep school with 360 pupils between the ages of 3 and 13yrs. We are situated on a beautiful green campus of 40 acres in the South Oxfordshire countryside, only 25 minutes from Central Oxford.
St Hugh’s staff are an outstanding, hard-working and collaborative team who aim to give all our children academic and pastoral experience in a nurturing environment with wide ranging facilities. Each child is, therefore, able to discover what they are good at, thrive and gain confidence in themselves.
We offer excellent benefits, including a competitive salary on our own salary scale with scope for progression, an outstanding working environment in our beautiful estate with easy access to transport links and being part of our vibrant and supportive community.
To apply, please complete and return the application form which can be found on https://www.st-hughs.co.uk/news/staff-vacancies to recruitment@st-hughs.co.uk. This should include a supporting statement outlining the extent to which you meet our requirements as set out in the job description and person specification, and details of two referees, one of which should be a current or most recent employer. References may be taken up before interview. Online social media checks will be completed on shortlisted candidates prior to interview as part of KCSIE guidance.
Full details of our staff benefits and recruitment procedures can be found on our School recruitment page at https://www.st-hughs.co.uk/news/staff-vacancies
Applications will be considered on receipt and should arrive no later than 9.00am on Friday 10th May 2024. Interviews will take place during the w/c 20th May 2024. We reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are encouraged.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List), and other pre-employment screening including a check on the Secretary of State list of prohibited staff.
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About St Hugh's School
St Hugh’s Oxfordshire is a highly regarded co-educational, day and boarding independent preparatory school with 350 boys and girls from the ages of 3 to 13.
Founded in 1906 in Chislehurst, Kent, St Hugh’s School was named after Hugh of Avalon, Bishop of Lincoln from 1156 to 1200. In 1946, the school relocated to Carswell Manor, a Jacobean country house surrounded by 40 acres in Oxfordshire. The school became a charitable trust in 1967 and is administered by a board of governors who are also trustees.
Headmaster
David Griffiths
Vision and values
St Hugh’s aims to give our pupils a secure educational foundation and the confidence to be adaptable and independent as they prepare for life beyond the school. We give all our pupils the opportunity and encouragement to develop their own interests and talents, while learning to work and play together and to contribute positively to their community.
There is no competitive selection: we both welcome and cater for pupils of a wide range of ability. Our aim is to foster confidence and a love of learning across this range – an outstanding Scholarship and Common Entrance record and the provision of integral learning support both bear testimony to our inclusive approach
The excellent variety of extra-curricular activities enables children to extend their talents and interests beyond the classroom.
ISI report
“The excellent curricular provision provides a broad range of learning opportunities in both academic and creative subjects with many sporting opportunities available. An excellent variety of extra-curricular activities gives the pupils many opportunities to pursue their interests. Imaginative use is made of the school’s surrounding woods and countryside.”
View St Hugh’s School’s latest ISI report
Good Schools Guide
‘Small classes, spacious modern facilities and glorious surroundings are enough to inspire any child to reach their full potential...’
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