At OFG, we work smarter soyou can spend more time doing what makes youhappy!
Howwould you like to be paid for five days but only workfour*?
Ourcolleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG,so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’swork/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-DayWorking Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week(orequivalent).
4D be rolled out within our school, when we have a fullcomplement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s neverbeen a more exciting time to join us#teamOFG
Become aTeaching Assistant at Park School part of Acorn Education and startworking towardsyours.
* Role: TeachingAssistant
* Location:Park School, Chipping Norton, OX75QH
* Salary: £22,300per annum (not prorata)
* Contract: Permanent,Term TimeOnly
* Hours: 40hours per week, Monday toFriday
Park School isan independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotionaland mental health needs. We provide dedicated team work so thattogether we can ensure successful outcomes for pupils who oftenarrive at the school with a troubled view of education andlife.
We are looking for a TeachingAssistant to join our fantastic team at our new site Park School,Shipton-under-Wychwood but may also involve some time at the mainschool site in Chipping Norton.
Theopportunity
Enjoy a rewardingeducation career and have a real impact on pupil’s lives. Join anamazing team making our schools and classrooms supportive,enriching places where vulnerable pupils and young people achievefar more than they ever expected.
As a TeachingAssistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant pupils andyoung people we care for, helping to make sure they get the verybest from their education. Each individual has so much potential,and they will rely on you to guide their learningjourneys.
You will help prepare learningmaterials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-onexperience and some supervision too. You will take responsibilityfor their emotional and physical needs, supporting them to developas individuals and engage with theworld.
Supporting pupils with complex SocialEmotional Mental Health (SEMH) needs is important and rewardingwork, and you will benefit from the tremendous support offered byour hugely experienced teams. As you help our pupils and youngpeople achieve real and significant progress, you will enjoy havinga direct, positive impact on their developinglives.
Who we are lookingfor
You will be adaptable andready to work in a variety of classroom roles, both indoors andoutside according to individual need. Taking a responsive andcaring approach, you may be running classroom activities, leadingoutdoor experiences or supervising pupils as they explore furtherafield.
Our schools are built on great teamworkand mutual support. If you enjoy working as part of a dedicatedteam, sharing knowledge, experience and learning, simply fill inour safeguarding-compliant application form and a member of ourteam will be in touch.
Acorn Education is theUK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As partof Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting anddelivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes forthose in our care.
We are really proud to saythat in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth yearrunning.
Why Join AcornEducation?
Benefits
Yourhealth and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get anexceptional reward packageincluding:
* LifeAssurance
* Pension scheme with options toincrease your contributions
* “Your WellbeingMatters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental healthsupport services and physical healthchecks
And amarket-leading benefit offering through our Flexible BenefitsPlatform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right foryou, including:
* A widerange of health, wellbeing, and insurancebenefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in theUK and abroad
* Cycle to WorkSchemes
* Electric Car PurchaseScheme
* Critical illnesscover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity andpaternity leave, along with paid fertility treatmentsupport.
And that’snot all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable youngadults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’llwake every day in the knowledge that your role will have asignificant positive impact on the lives ofothers.
We are committed to the safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicantswill be subject to social media checks and successful applicants toa fully enhanced DBS.
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*You’ll work 80%of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you moretime to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject tosuccessful completion of probation and is not a contractualbenefit
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