The Ridgeway C.E. Primary School

Teaching Assistant - Part Time

Overview

Are you ready for a new role? Are you ready for an opportunity to work with enthusiastic children who love learning?

Ridgeway is a small, friendly school within easy reach of Wantage, Oxford and Swindon. We are looking for an enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our experienced team. We are privileged to have motivated, inquisitive pupils and we are looking for someone who wants to support our children and who wants to help bring learning alive.

The role is varied and will involve working with children across the school including SEND children under the direction of our teaching team. The role will include one to one work. We are looking for someone who can:

  • Enable pupils to fully participate in the learning environment through 1:1 support.
  • Support small group work.
  • Support children’s learning and share in the care and wellbeing of the children throughout the school
  • Have high expectations and be committed to raising standards
  • Ensure that the learning of pupils is accelerated through high quality teaching
  • Promote the school’s values

What we can offer:

  • An experienced, supportive and committed team.
  • Children who are keen to learn and who have a keen interest in the world around them.
  • A supportive school community with high levels of engagement from all our stakeholders.
  • A commitment to professional development for all.
  • Governors who are committed to the development of the school and its staff.
  • A commitment to staff well being


Start Date, hours & salary 

Job Start Date:  As soon as possible

Contract/Hours: Three days per week term time only, 7:30am to 3.20pm (this includes 1 hour wrap around care in Breakfast club and covering 30 minutes as a lunchtime supervisor plus a 30-minute lunch break) 

Salary Type: Support Staff

Salary Details: Grade 4 (Term Time only - pro-rata)  

Location

Ridgeway C.E.Primary School
West Street
Wantage
South East
OX12 9UL

Supporting documents

Deadline and how to apply

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed please contact the school office (01235 751254) to arrange an appointment. Please email the school office for an application pack, office.3231@ridgeway.oxon.sch.uk alternatively application packs can be found on our school website: https://www.ridgewayprimary.co.uk/Vacancies/. The closing date for applications is 22nd April at 12:00pm. Interviews will take place 29th April. All applications must be submitted on the Oxfordshire County Council application form we cannot accept unaccompanied CVs. 

Safer Recruitment

Oxfordshire Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed. As part of our shortlisting, process online checks will be completed.

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