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Job Title: Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant
Location: Moulsford-on-Thames, Oxon, OX10 9HR
Salary: Dependent on experience & qualifications, commensurate with industry standards (Hidden salary: 20,753 pa)
Job Type: Required from 22nd April 2025 - 31st December 2025
Job Hours: 39 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm with one 5.30pm finish term time only
Closing date:28th February 2025
Interviews w/c:10th March 2025
About Us:
Moulsford Prep School is an independent preparatory school for 370 pupils, aged 3 to 13, situated on an idyllic 30-acre site on the banks of the River Thames, near Wallingford in South Oxfordshire. Our Pre-Prep is co-educational.
Moulsford aims to nurture the whole child, providing opportunities for each individual to develop their talents and abilities.
The School recognises the importance of creating the right work/life balance, of nurturing and developing staff, and creating a community.
The Role:
Moulsford Prep School is seeking an enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible Teaching Assistant to provide invaluable support in the Pre-Prep.
This position has arisen due to maternity cover and is therefore for a fixed term, from 22nd April 2025 to 31st December 2025, with a possibility to extend.
The Candidate:
Knowledge and experience:
- Previous experience of working with young children
- Previous experience of supporting a Pre-Prep classroom (Desirable)
- Knowledge of the KS1 curriculum (Desirable)
- Knowledge of the teaching of phonics (Desirable)
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Good organisational skills
- The ability to inspire and enthuse young children by using resources imaginatively
- Energy, resourcefulness, responsibility, patience and a caring nature
- An understanding of the needs and feelings of children
- Ability to work independently with children, as well as being able to work in the wider school team
- ICT skills, although training will be given on school systems (Desirable)
- Keen sense of humour (Desirable)
- Able and willing to drive the school minibus, training will be provided (Desirable)
Qualifications:
- Qualified to GCSE Grades C and above or equivalent to include English and Maths
- Level 3 or equivalent EYFS qualification (Desirable)
- Full, clean driving licence (Desirable)
- ELSA trained (Desirable)
Other:
- A professional, flexible and proactive attitude
- Supportive of Moulsford's values and strategic objectives
- Flexibility to work calmly and reliably in a busy School, both in a team and independently, with energy, initiative and cheerful enthusiasm
- Ability and willingness to go beyond own responsibilities to help others at busy times and to work outside normal hours as required, e.g Open Events etc
- As with all staff, responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of any children and young persons with whom they come into contact in accordance with School policies
Benefits:
- The School offers complimentary full gym membership for all employees at The Barn Fitness Club in Cholsey
- All employees are eligible to join a staff pension scheme.
- Our in-house catering team ensures that staff enjoy complimentary good quality, healthy and balanced meals every day. They also cater for all types of diets and allergens.
- Social events for staff take place throughout the year. Great emphasis is placed on staff wellbeing and morale and we firmly believe in creating the right work/life balance
- All employees are encouraged and supported with access to regular Continuing Professional Development
Additional Information:
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including submission of an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate.
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