Nursery/reception Teaching Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - Barton Park Primary School

Description

We are seeking a caring and inclusive teaching assistant to help support children with SEND in the early years.

You will be experienced with children from birth - 5 and have a good knowledge of how children develop and learn.

Your role will be to support children with their small but crucial steps of progress towards their developmental milestones.

You will be working as part of a team and given training and support to succeed in this important role.

This is a full time, permanent post at grade 4.

There are opportunities to develop your skills, and progress to grade 5+ as part of our commitment to ongoing professional development, should you wish to.

Additionally, we are seeking staff to work in our wrap around care (breakfast or after school club). These roles could be combined, giving a longer working day, and greater salary.


What skills / experience are required?

• Experience of working with preschool and/or reception aged children.
• Understanding of the importance of inclusion for all.
• A recognised TA qualification such as NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications is desirable.
• A desire to further your own professional development through targeted training to support the needs of children in your care.
• Knowledge and compliance with policies and procedures relevant to child protection and health and safety.
• Patience and a non judgemental attitude.
• A flexible approach to your work and excellent team working skills.
• A good understanding of how children learn.
• A problem solver and teamplayer who will contribute positively to our small staff team.

What we can offer
Our school is new and growing each year.

It is popular within our local community:
our nursery, reception and KS1 classes are oversubscribed and have waiting lists. Parents speak highly of the opportunities we provide the children and our wonderful new facilities.

We have developed a forest school site locally, and have an emergent orchard and wildlife area onsite, as well as a fabulous outdoor EYFS area, including a kitchen garden.

Our 6 values are embedded in all we do and our children are welcoming and keen to learn.

You would join a small, motivated and dedicated team of professionals, serving a newly opened school at the heart of a growing community.

What RLT can offer

As part of the River Learning Trust, we can also offer you an excellent network of professional support and CPLD that will help you grow as a professional through access to some of the county's best teachers and leaders.

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.


Shortlisting: 20 May 2024

Interviews: 23 May 2024
Visits to the school are positively encouraged.

If you wish to find out more about our school or this role, you are invited to contact the Headteacher for a discussion and/or tour of the school.

Please do so via our office:
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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?

• 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

Pay:
£17,257.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Onsite parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 20/05/2024

Reference ID:
Barton Park Teaching Assistant

Expected start date: 04/06/2024