SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Start date ASAP

Location: East Oxford

Salary:  Grade 5, Point 5 to 7 £19,312 to £20,092 pa pro-rata.  Actual Salary: £13,041 to £13,682 pa

Hours: 30 per week - term time only 

St Gregory the Great is a Catholic school located in Oxford, within the Diocese of Birmingham and is part of The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company (PFMAC).

We are looking to appointment an SEN Teaching Assistant to work under the direction of the SENCO to provide support and guidance to students with special educational needs. 

Come and be an integral part of our school team, making a difference to the lives of young people in our community.

We believe in the huge potential of our students and focus relentlessly on high aspirations and high achievements. We are a vibrant and improving school, which uses its core Catholic values to provide strength and direction for all our students.

St Gregory the Great Catholic School is seeking to appoint an SEN Teaching Assistant, someone with a genuine passion to help and support our students to achieve their very best.  Working to support with academic and emotional and physical needs. The successful candidate would need to demonstrate a strong sense of empathy, patience and understanding.  You will be a member of the Inclusion Team and will work with students with learning needs, autism, social emotional and mental health challenges.

The ideal candidate would be someone with previous experience of working with children and young people.  We encourage applications from graduates looking to pursue a career in teaching. We can offer AOR training to gain QTS for the right candidate subject to criteria requirements.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal

• Good standard of numeracy and literacy skills

• Good organisation skills

• Empathetic

• Ability to build and form good relationships with parents/carers and colleagues

Please refer to job description and person specification for further details.

We are situated in the diverse and lively area of East Oxford, and serve a local population with a wide range of backgrounds and needs; we pride ourselves on our close-knit community, and our commitment to enable every student to thrive.

We have onsite parking and can also offer free access to our onsite fitness suite.

As we are a Catholic school, applicants must complete the CES application form in order to be considered for interview.

There is no requirement to be Catholic in order to be successful at interview.

Please visit the school website for further details and we welcome candidates who would like to visit the school please contact Ann O’Reilly, HR Manager 

Closing date for applications is midday Monday1 November 2021.

To comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1998 (as amended by S147 of the Nationality and Immigration and Asylum Act 2002) all prospective employees will be required to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

St Gregory the Great Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant for any position will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS (disclosure and barring system) and appropriate Right to Work clearances in line with our recruitment and selection practices