Teaching Assistant

Are you passionate about supporting pupils to achieve their personal best? Do you strive to empower your pupils to become confident, curious, and compassionate learners? Do you want to work in an environment where you help pupils with their educational and social development by supporting the class teachers? Oasis Academy Ryelands is a thriving community looking for someone to join our lively teaching assistant team. Our academy and community need you! We are looking for a motivated, personable teaching assistant to join us. You won't find a more rewarding job!

• At least NVQ level 2 and GCSE/ O-level grade C English and Maths The ability to converse at ease with parents/students and members of the public, and provide advice in accurate spoken English'
• Some experience of working effectively in a learning / childcare setting
• Skills of empathy, listening, communication and responding with appropriate language to build rapport with children and parents/ carers from a variety of ages, abilities and backgrounds.
• Aptitude to develop knowledge of the role within an education environment.
• Flexible, adaptable and positive attitude to working in a structured environment
• Communication skills to promote and develop effective working with children, colleagues and carers/agencies at an appropriate level to achieve understanding and constructive response.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Willingness to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks
• Motivation to work with children and young people
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline
• Have a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to reflect
• Ability to demonstrate patience with firmness.
  
  Opportunities for training and development internally and externally - including certifications
• School holidays off work
• 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
• Access to mental health support and wellbeing resources.
• Access to Oasis Benefits - deals and discounts at hundreds of retailers.
• Up to 25% discount at gyms across the UK.
• Access to Healthcare Cash Plan and dental cover.
• A lively environment with colleagues who care
Further details about the role
• It's time to work in a job you love and be a day-to-day hero at our academy, helping our children and seeing the smiles on countless faces every day. Working with us, you'll be valued, and part of our wonderful family at Oasis Academy Ryelands.