Teaching Assistant

Job Introduction

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract/Hours: 2 days per week (term time only) – Ideally Tuesday and Friday but there may be flexibility on days for the right candidate.

Salary details: Grade 4 Teaching Assistant / Grade 2 Lunchtime Assistant

Contract Type: Temporary until 31 August 2026, with a view to extend for the right candidate.

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 3 November 2025 (or sooner)

Interview Date: Week beginning Monday 3 November 2025 (Please note that we will interview and recruit immediately for a strong applicant)

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our outward-looking school, and further progress within a supportive, dedicated and forward-thinking team. 

We pride ourselves on supporting staff to be highly successful, recognising that success comes in a wide variety of ways, creating a culture of continual improvement where we look to provide the best possible educational experience for all our children and staff. 

Our children are enthusiastic, inquisitive, and keen to learn and succeed. Our families are supportive, proactive and community minded. Our Headteacher and Governors are ambitious and tenacious in their approach to school leadership.

Our recent Ofsted report February 2022 commented on ‘Clanfield being a harmonious place where staff, pupils and parents and carers all feel that they are part of one close-knit family. Happiness and joy are apparent everywhere’.

The successful applicant will preferably be an experienced TA however this is not essential; someone who is imaginative and skilled and who is prepared to work hard to support our ambition to enable each child to become a self-reliant, successful learner. Initially this role will be in our Early Years classroom (Ruby Class), thereafter you may be asked to work in one of our other classrooms.

We can offer the successful candidate an inspiring and rewarding role where the responsibilities include:

• working to meet the needs of small groups and individual pupils
• support for the teacher, maintaining class records; promote pupils’ good behaviour and independent learning strategies; create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment
• provide targeted support to enhance the learning and improve attainment of pupils

The successful candidate will be well organised, committed and forward thinking and have:

• experience of working as a Level 3 TA with primary aged children if possible
• enthusiasm and a passion for high quality teaching and learning
• enthusiasm and a passion for working with early years children in the first instance (this may change)
• a commitment to working as part of a team to provide a caring and positive learning environment
• initiative and the ability to build constructive relationships
• potential to have excellent relationships with families
• excellent literacy and numeracy skills (NVQ2 or higher, Grade C or above GCSE in English and Maths)
• flexibility and a good sense of humour 

We are looking for:

• Someone who can work well within a collaborative team
• A person who is passionate about children’s learning and welfare
• A values-led individual with high expectations of achievement and behaviour
• Someone who is committed to their personal career progression and enhancement
• Someone with a good sense of humour who doesn’t take themselves too seriously

We can offer you:

• A happy, supportive and friendly environment where we work effectively as a team – Ofsted reported 100% staff were happy in their role
• Enthusiastic pupils who are inquisitive and want to learn – 100% enjoy School (Ofsted, 2022)
• Governors who are committed to the continuing development of the school and staff
• A sociable, high spirited and happy team
• A village with an award-winning café, boutique restaurant and outdoor education centre within 500 metres

This is no ordinary school; this may be a small school, but it has a big ambition.

Please contact our office on 01367 810257 to arrange a visit; we look forward to welcoming you.

Mrs Kim Rogers

Headteacher

Application Procedure:

We welcome informal conversations with the Headteacher and encourage you to come and visit our school and meet our staff and pupils. In all circumstances, please contact Ms Betts (Business Manager) for further details and an application pack; telephone 01367 810257 or email office.3100@clanfield.oxon.sch.uk. We reserve the right to interview candidates prior to the closing date. Early applications are encouraged. Please note that we are unable to accept CV applications.

Further details can be found: https://www.clanfieldprimary.co.uk/Vacancies-Volunteering/

Safer Recruitment

Oxfordshire Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

As part of the vetting procedures, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. This isn’t part of the shortlisting process, and there will be a chance to address any issues of concern should it be necessary.