Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Assistant
The Teaching Assistant role at [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] involves supporting children, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other special educational needs, in mainstream schools. The role focuses on enabling children to access the curriculum, promoting inclusion, and fostering their independence and potential. The position is term-time only.
Job Introduction
Our Communication and Interaction Resource Bases belong in mainstream schools where you will work closely with specialist teacher and mainstream subject teachers, providing directed support, care and supervision to children including those on the Autism Spectrum and children with differences in their language, interaction, learning and communication.
The aim of your support and guidance will be to enable children to access the curriculum and to facilitate full inclusion in school life, supporting them to learn as independently as possible and to develop to their full potential. You will join a supportive, skilled and welcoming team of support staff and teachers who are experienced and well respected in the school.
About you
Our ideal candidate has a quiet and encouraging manner, highly developed communication skills and the ability to remain calm in difficult situations. You need to be open to learning and to have a commitment to inclusion for children and young people with Special Educational Needs. Please see attached post outline and person specification for more information.
For general enquiries and further information about the posts please contact Laraine Davies (Area Manager) on [contact hidden]
Claire Wilkes (Lead Teacher) on [contact hidden]
Rewards and benefits
- The role is term time only (39 weeks per year) with 5.64 holiday weeks paid (i.e. 44.64 paid weeks per year)
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
- Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
- Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
- Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.
Our commitment to: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At [Employer hidden] we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.
Our commitment to: Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Our commitment to: Safeguarding
[Employer hidden] are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Our commitment to: Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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Attached documents
Job_Description_Selection_Criteria_Accessible_Template Cherwell April 2025.docx
Teaching Assistant
- Salary £25992 - £28163
- Frequency Annual
- Job Reference OCC/TP/732/956
- Working Hours 32.5
- Contract Type Permanent
- Closing Date 2 June, 2025
- Job Type Children, Education and Families Services
- Business Unit Children's Services
- Location Cherwell School, Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Posted on 18 April, 2025