Teaching Assistant - Term Time

At Oasis Mayfield we strive for excellence in all that we do; our mission is focused around entitling our students, staff and community to an exceptional education. In order to achieve this we have three simple priorities

• Leading happy and Healthy lives
• Transforming lives and empowering communities
• Providing an exceptional educational experience

 We place a high value on the personal development and professional learning for our staff and all teaching staff have reduced contact time accordingly.  By being part of the Oasis family of 52 academies you will benefit from a strong support network and partnership within the South Coast and South West regions. You will have many opportunities to develop and share best practice to drive continual improvement, including through national improvement networks and access to a competitive CPD Programme nationally.

Job/Person Summary

We are looking for a committed and energetic person to assist and support students with learning and behaviour needs.

Previous experience of working with young people is essential.

Key Skills

• good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
• calm  and adaptable with an ability to work within a flexible and busy environment
• ability to  build  good relationships with children and adults
• high expectation of behaviour and ability to challenge without confrontation
• understanding of student personal as well as academic needs and to treat with respect
• able to empower children to access all areas of the curriculum  and to achieve their maximum potential

Personal Qualities

• conscientious    
• adaptable

• sensitive 
• patient

What We Can Offer:

When you join the Oasis family there are a number of offers you’ll receive that make us stand out as an employer of choice. These include but are not limited to:

• Defined benefit pension scheme (inc. life cover, lower tax, set rate 1/49 and ill health cover) - average input of 18.2% from us! 
• Access to free counselling service
• Free eye tests
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Healthcare Cash Plan scheme
• A lively environment with colleagues who care

Application Procedure

Please take time to look over the recruitment information attached.

For further information or an informal discussion about the role and the Academy, please contact us on 02380 328128 or email molly.booth@oasismayfield.org or andrea.willis@oasismayfield.org

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Therefore, early application is strongly encouraged.