Inclusion Base Support Assistant (p/t - 30 hrs p/w)

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cherwell School in Oxford is seeking a motivated Support Assistant to join the Inclusion Base, supporting vulnerable students in a positive learning environment and helping with GCSE revision and coursework. The role requires a flexible, positive approach and the ability to work as part of a team, with a focus on literacy and mathematics support for pupils at different stages of their school career.

This post is part of The River Learning Trust family and involves safeguarding checks in line

Qualifications

• Understanding of literacy and mathematical requirements at GCSE level
• Ability to enjoy working with young people and contribute to a positive and nurturing learning environment
• Flexible and positive approach; able to work as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Support students to complete GCSE revision and coursework
• Assist in the Inclusion Base to support vulnerable students
• Work as part of a team to create a positive learning environment

Skills

Understanding of GCSE literacy & maths

Teamwork

Flexible attitude

Enjoy working with young people

Job description

The Cherwell School are seeking to appoint a motivated Support Assistant to work within the school’s Inclusion Base. The Inclusion Base supports vulnerable students in a positive and nurturing learning environment, as well as helping students address behavioural issues as appropriate. As such, this post presents a range of opportunities to work with young people at different stages of their school career. Some of this work involves supporting students to complete GCSE revision and coursework, so an understanding of literacy and mathematical requirements at this level is essential. The successful candidate should enjoy working with young people, have a flexible and positive approach and be able to work as part of a team.

About our school:- We are a high performing and oversubscribed comprehensive school in Oxford with approximately 2,000 students on roll, including 680 in the Sixth Form. We are delighted that we were judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (October 2022), as we feel this is a fair reflection of the school, not least as we recognize that we have the capacity to develop and improve further. We consider ourselves to be a school which has at its heart “opportunity, responsibility, excellence” and we aim to make this a deeper reality for all of our students and staff in the years to come.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

• Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The River Learning Trust and The Cherwell School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.