Stadhampton Primary School – Teaching Assistant

Part Time, Permanent

Salary: Grade 4 (FTE £23,114 or £11.98ph) pay award pending

Closing Date: 21 June 2024

Interview Date: w/c 24th  June 2024

Job/Start Date: September 2024

Location of Role: Stadhampton Primary School, Stadhampton, Oxon

Contact e-mail address: smathew@acertrust.org.uk

Job/Person Summary

Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where every child's success is celebrated? Are you passionate about supporting teachers in creating engaging learning experiences that inspire young minds to reach their full potential? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dedicated, warm, and friendly team!

We are currently seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join us as Teaching Assistant. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our team to provide an engaging and challenging curriculum that fosters growth and success for all children.

About our School

Stadhampton is a village school at the heart of its community, less than 10 miles from Oxford. Our wonderful, caring children are eager to learn and our committed and experienced staff are dedicated to giving children the opportunities they need to succeed across a broad personal, academic, social and sporting curriculum. We are ambitious for the futures of our children and building the success of the school.

Our successful candidate will:

• Be thoroughly committed to enabling all children to reach their full potential
• Have high expectations for children’s attainment and progress
• Be a creative, passionate and forward-thinking individual, who places high value on their own professional development in order to improve continuously as a practitioner
• Be someone who is motivated, flexible, resilient and a true team player
• Be patient, kind, considerate and prepared to go the extra mile
• Fully immerse themselves in school life and will be committed to working within our warm & friendly team

We will offer our successful candidate a school that:

• Is dedicated to offering the very best for its children with a focus on enrichment
• Enjoys positive relationships between staff, children and families
• Is happy, vibrant and positive
• Is creative, open to ideas and seeks opportunities for its children and staff
• Really cares for its staff team
• Supports and encourages continuous professional development

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed & encouraged. To arrange a visit to the school, please email office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk or call 01865 890370.

Please see attached detailed Job description and person specification.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

If you are shortlisted, we will take up written references before your interview so please provide permission for this and provide accurate phone and email contact details for your referees. One of your referees must be your current or last employer, and if you are employed in a school, must include your current Head Teacher. 

Safeguarding Statement:

The Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Any offer of employment with The Acer Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, NCTL and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Acer Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.