Teaching Assistant

Wolvercote Primary School is looking for an excellent Teaching Assistant with vision and a passion for bringing out the best in all children.

This is a key role within Wolvercote Primary School and involves working closely with the teachers and inclusion coordinator. It will involve supporting teaching and learning across the school particularly with children with special educational needs. 

We are looking for someone with the following qualities:

• Keen to learn

We value reflective practice and have a desire to be ‘even better’. We provide a range of opportunities for continuous development. 

• A resilient ‘can-do’ attitude

We adopt a problem-solving approach with teamwork and collaboration. Staff wellbeing is important to us and we regularly review workload.

• Kind and caring

We implement restorative practice in the school and aim to understand each child’s needs.

• Commitment to inclusivity and excellence 

We have high standards and help children to be the best that they can be academically, behaviourally, emotionally and in all areas of the curriculum.

• Relational 

Staff seek to be positive role-models. We believe that relationships are at the heart of everything we do.

Visitors comment on the warm atmosphere in the school. Our children are friendly, enthusiastic and welcoming. They strive to do their best and enjoy attending school. We offer candidates the opportunity to join our supportive and motivated team of staff and governors with excellent opportunities for professional development.  

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 commitment to excellence, everyone learning, respectful relationships.

We encourage applicants to visit the school and have a look around. To arrange a visit please contact the school office on 01865 558301.

To find out more about the school please visit our website 

http://www.wolvercote.oxon.sch.uk/vacancies 

Online application forms should be through TES. Please see the link on the school website. Please contact Louise Eames, school business manager, at leames@wolvercoteprimary.org with any queries.

Closing date: 12pm Thursday 19th May

Interview date: Wednesday 25th May

Interviews may be offered before the closing date to the right candidate. 

The River Learning Trust and Wolvercote 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 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