Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to recruit a part time Teaching Assistant to join our team 3 days per week 8am-4pm (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Fixed Term until 31st August 2024 - Term time only  

Actual Salary: SCP7 £12,707

A fantastic opportunity has become available to join a passionate team of staff in a rewarding department working with students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in KS3 and KS4. We are seeking dedicated, enthusiastic, passionate and knowledgeable Teaching Assistants to join us in creating an outstanding department who strive for educational excellence for all students with SEND at Oasis Academy John Williams. The successful candidates will be a passionate and driven individual with good communication, creative, practical and organizational skills, and a desire to make a difference to the lives of our students and their communities.

At OAJW, we take great pride in promoting inclusion by embedding outstanding practice into everything we do. The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Department consists of a team of highly committed and motivated individuals, who consistently deliver high quality interventions and provide outstanding support for students with additional needs. Students are at the forefront of everything we do to enable us to support the student’s development in all areas of life, so they can achieve their best and be a valuable member of their community. As a team, we will create opportunities for students to become all rounded individuals. The department has great links to within the community and wider OCL and is a great place to facilitate collaborative working. 

The successful candidates will support students with additional needs in KS3 and KS4 to ensure they make progress in all areas of the curriculum and school life. If you are hardworking, reflective, resilient, passionate, a team player and looking to further develop your talents and skills, OJAW would love to receive your application.

Oasis Academy John Williams is a thriving secondary school located in Hengrove, South Bristol, serving just over 880 students aged 11-16. Our student population is 84% White British, 15% SEN, 43% Disadvantaged and 32% FSM. We are proud to be the school of choice for so many in our local community and we have been heavily over-subscribed for the past seven years.

We are housed in a modern new build [new build opened in September 2010] with a host of subject specialist rooms and in December 2016 we further enhanced our facilities with a state of the art AstroTurf and tartan-running strip. There are currently five Oasis secondary academies in Bristol (John Williams, Brislington & Brightstowe, Daventry Road & Temple Quarter. Our local family of schools forms part of the South West Region of Oasis Community Learning (OCL). OCL is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising 54 academies, working across England in five regions. As part of OCL, we enjoy the benefits that being part of a wider family of schools brings, both at a national and regional level.

You will be a key part of a team seeking to deliver exceptional education and improved life chances to a wonderful community - its purposeful and rewarding work;

• We are are a supportive, highly able and committed team
• You'll be working in a state of the art building with excellent facilities
• Staff refreshments are provided daily
• There's ample free onsite parking