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Ladygrove Park Primary School

Growing Excellence, Inspiring Success

School Vacancies

We are looking to appoint Teaching Assistant/s for the academic year 2024-25 to start 2nd January 2025 (with potential to extend into the following academic year, subject to review).

Teaching Assistant/s 

Contracted Hours 30hrs (across 5 days).

Mondays to Fridays - term time only

8.40am-3.10pm (approximate, exact timings to be determined by school)

This is for a fixed term contract, for the rest of this academic year (ending 31st August 2025), with potential to extend into the following academic year, subject to review.

Grade 4 (£24,404) pro rata

 

We are interested in someone who is a team player, enthusiastic, flexible, resourceful and passionate about special needs.  You need to be motivated, resilient, pro-active, fun, possess a can-do approach, ambitious, supportive, confident, professional, committed, able to use your initiative, reliable, inspiring and looking for immense job satisfaction but not shy of hard work. 

 

We are recruiting for TA support roles, with any experience in any year group from Foundation Stage  up to key stage 1 and 2 (any and all experience would be welcome). The role will include a balance of: supporting children with SEND (including in whole class, small groups or 1:1 support), learning support for the children, in and out of class, and general duties, as well as additional pastoral support (e.g. during break- or lunch-times).  The proportions of support for children with SEND, 1:1 support and general duties may vary. 

 

The range of children’s additional needs may include: Children We Care For, English as an additional language, English and maths learning support, autistic spectrum condition, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, global learning delay and speech, language and communication needs. 

 

We welcome your application detailing your relevant skills, experience and qualities.  

Selection will be by interview with Elaine Li-Koo (Deputy Headteacher & Inclusion Manager) and Carly Clarkson (Deputy Headteacher) and the SENCo, Carol Turner.

 

To apply, please complete an application form (available on our website) and email to:-

office.2609@ladygrove-park.oxon.sch.uk

 

Deadline Date for Applications:  Friday 22nd November 2024 - 9am

Shortlisting Date: Monday 25th November 2024  (shortlisted candidates will be emailed by 3pm)

Interview Date:    Tuesday 26th November 2024 (timings of up to 1 hour to be notified)

Start Date:  Tuesday 2nd January 2025 (with transition days tba for December 2024)

 

To apply for this post please complete an application form and email to office.2609@ladygrove-park.oxon.sch.uk

 

TA Job Specification

 

Ladygrove Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. All staff are expected to share this commitment and take on this responsibility.  

The successful candidate will be required to undertake all necessary safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. We reserve the right to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

All school based jobs are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, as the work brings employees into contact with children. Applicants for the job must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the information provided. 

It is an offence to apply for the role, if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Ref. Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy on the school website.

Ladygrove Park Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community. 

Satisfactory DBS checks and references satisfactory to the school are conditional to appointment.