Teaching Assistant with 1:1 responsibilities
| Posting date: | 28 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6EE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ff3537b0-0efa-473a-93b8-da51c0a6d3f8 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential
• NVQ Level 3 in Teaching and Learning
• Experience of working with children who have complex learning needs
• Experience and knowledge of working with children with sensory needs
• Experience of working with or caring for children across the primary phase
• Compassionate and well-regulated
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work both as part of a team and also without supervision
• Generalist Safeguarding Course completed, or willingness to complete as soon as possible
• Knowledge of restorative practices and a positive approach to behaviour management
• Knowledge of processes needed to support children’s mental health
• Willingness to undertake planning, assessment and record keeping, under the guidance of a teacher
• Willingness to adapt flexibly when changes arise
Desirable
• General understanding of the primary curriculum
• Understanding of child development and learning
• Experience of working with children who may have had traumatic experiences
• Experience working with pupils with EAL
• Experience delivering small group / 1:1 intervention, guided by a teacher
• Experience using SCERTS
What the school offers its staff
• Friendly and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and be their best
• A welcoming and supportive whole school team who are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for pupils
• A friendly and supportive community of parents, carers, colleagues and school leaders
• Ongoing professional support with opportunities for further training
Further details about the role
Do you love helping children reach their full potential? Are you flexible, hardworking and committed to providing safe and enjoyable experiences for pupils?
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive staff team.
Dry Sandford Primary School is a small, nurturing village primary school set in spacious grounds in rural Oxfordshire. Visitors commend the calm environment, beautiful spacious setting, and our compassionate, child-centred approach to learning and behaviour. As a school, we strive to embed our school vision, Leading Lifelong Learning; Creating Caring Communities, and to encourage our school values, Kindness, Determination, Respect and Creativity, in everything we do.
The role will involve supporting individual pupils with SEND learning needs on a 1:1 basis, under the guidance of the class teacher and school SENCo. At lunchtimes, it will also include working alongside other lunchtime supervisors and catering staff to support pupils whilst eating lunch and leading pupils in games and activities on the playground.
The position is term-time only, 38 weeks per year, 30 hours per week. The working pattern would be Mondays to Friday from 8.45am-3.15pm with a 30-minute lunch break. If desired, there may also be future opportunities to step up to do class cover, or to extend the contracted working hours by working in our established breakfast and after-school club.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Essential
• NVQ Level 3 in Teaching and Learning
• Experience of working with children who have complex learning needs
• Experience and knowledge of working with children with sensory needs
• Experience of working with or caring for children across the primary phase
• Compassionate and well-regulated
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work both as part of a team and also without supervision
• Generalist Safeguarding Course completed, or willingness to complete as soon as possible
• Knowledge of restorative practices and a positive approach to behaviour management
• Knowledge of processes needed to support children’s mental health
• Willingness to undertake planning, assessment and record keeping, under the guidance of a teacher
• Willingness to adapt flexibly when changes arise
Desirable
• General understanding of the primary curriculum
• Understanding of child development and learning
• Experience of working with children who may have had traumatic experiences
• Experience working with pupils with EAL
• Experience delivering small group / 1:1 intervention, guided by a teacher
• Experience using SCERTS
What the school offers its staff
• Friendly and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and be their best
• A welcoming and supportive whole school team who are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for pupils
• A friendly and supportive community of parents, carers, colleagues and school leaders
• Ongoing professional support with opportunities for further training
Further details about the role
Do you love helping children reach their full potential? Are you flexible, hardworking and committed to providing safe and enjoyable experiences for pupils?
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive staff team.
Dry Sandford Primary School is a small, nurturing village primary school set in spacious grounds in rural Oxfordshire. Visitors commend the calm environment, beautiful spacious setting, and our compassionate, child-centred approach to learning and behaviour. As a school, we strive to embed our school vision, Leading Lifelong Learning; Creating Caring Communities, and to encourage our school values, Kindness, Determination, Respect and Creativity, in everything we do.
The role will involve supporting individual pupils with SEND learning needs on a 1:1 basis, under the guidance of the class teacher and school SENCo. At lunchtimes, it will also include working alongside other lunchtime supervisors and catering staff to support pupils whilst eating lunch and leading pupils in games and activities on the playground.
The position is term-time only, 38 weeks per year, 30 hours per week. The working pattern would be Mondays to Friday from 8.45am-3.15pm with a 30-minute lunch break. If desired, there may also be future opportunities to step up to do class cover, or to extend the contracted working hours by working in our established breakfast and after-school club.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.