Teaching Assistant & Lunchtime Supervisor Full or Part Time

Sandhills Primary School, Terrett Avenue, Sandhills, Oxford OX3 8FN

Start Date As soon as possible - fixed term contract

Pay Scale: Support Staff NJC Point 4 or 5 depending on experience, term time only. Full time equivalent is £21189-£21575. Actual salary paid is pro-rata, term time only.

Working Hours are: Full or Part Time, Term Time Only 8.30-3.15 including a 30 minute lunch break

Sandhills Primary School is a welcoming and lively school with a team of enthusiastic staff who are committed to doing their best for the children and the community. The school is a family that supports and encourages everyone to work hard and care for each other. We are looking for a teaching assistant to support our SEND children to join our family from as soon as possible. The appointment is fixed term in the first instance to 31/08/2023.

We can offer you:

-Well behaved children who are enthusiastic and keen to learn

-A hard-working, supportive and friendly team of staff

-Excellent support from Teachers

-A fantastic working environment with great indoor and outdoor facilities including large sports fields, an amphitheatre and wild area

-Highly supportive families, Governing Body, PTA and local community

-The opportunity to make a significant impact on our school and local community

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:

•all-round education, academic success, lifelong learning and strength of character

•sustainable continuous improvement; no school standing still

•all schools being good and outstanding, or improving rapidly

•collaboration that is raising standards, and reducing workload

• where pupils, staff, parents and communities value all we do to support the best possible outcomes and experiences for our children and young people

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

Visits are welcome. Please contact Mrs Coleman, Headteacher - headteacher@sandhillsprimary.org to discuss this post further.

All applications should be made through the My New Term website.

Applications will be considered on receipt with early opportunity for interview.

The River Learning Trust and Sandhills Community Primary School are 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 River Learning Trust are required to conduct online searches about you as part of their shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By applying for this role, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process. 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.

What benefits does the Trust offer to its employees?

• Annual pay increase for support staff (in line with grade boundaries) and for Teachers (subject to government framework and successful performance review)
• A Defined Benefit Pension Scheme with favourable terms for all employees

(Teachers Pension for Teachers; LGPS for Support Staff)

• Moving from the public sector? Those without a break in service can be reassured that RLT will recognise their continuous service.
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practises that support you in and beyond your workplace.
• Offering flexible working wherever we can, in order to support the work life balance of our employees.
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave, paternity leave and parental leave.
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 24 days rising to 32 day plus bank holidays per annum - dependent on grade of role and length of service) 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)