Teaching Assistant

Working pattern: 27 hours per week (8.30am-3pm), term time only plus 5 staff development days

Innovative, Inclusive and integrated. Our academy is a thriving community looking for someone to join our lively teaching assistant team. Want to work in an environment where you help children with their educational and social development by supporting the class teachers? Our school and community needs you! We are looking for a motivated, personable teaching assistant to join our academy. You won’t find a more rewarding job!

Our offer to you
When you join the Oasis family there are a number of offers, you’ll receive that make us stand out as an employer of choice. These include but are not limited to:

• Opportunities for training and development internally and externally

• Defined benefit pension scheme (inc. life cover, lower tax, set rate 1/49 and ill health cover)

• Access to free counselling service

• Free eye tests

• A lively environment with colleagues who care

The role and what we are looking for
You will be working with students in a variety of contexts to support the teacher in a classroom environment and in small group settings. You will be well supported by our team of professionals in developing the skills you have to maximise the success and happiness of our students.

Our academy
We are a large secondary academy and sixth form based across two specialist campuses on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Our unparalleled range of facilities allows us to teach a dynamic, academic and vocational range of subjects to suit the passions and aspirations of our young people. Our academy is improving day-by-day as we grow and are welcoming one of our largest year 7 and sixth form cohorts this September. We leave no child behind at OA Sheppey and foster strong links with community services to support the island to flourish beyond the school. It’s a really exciting time to be part of the Sheppey family.

Being part of the Oasis Community Learning multi-academy trust we also benefit from support and sharing of best practice from our regional schools, Regional Director and wider Oasis family, including the Oasis Curriculum specialists and resources.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!
Like what you see? Make sure you fill out an application today and submit to us before the deadline of 9am on 13/06/2023. All application forms should be emailed to Recruitment.IOS@oasisisleofsheppey.org. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Jill McKenna via Tel: 01795 873591 Ext:76301 if you have any questions at all – we’d be happy to help!

Visit our LinkedIn page; https://www.linkedin.com/company/oasis-academy-isle-of-sheppey and our careers page; https://www.oasisacademyisleofsheppey.org/join-us/why-work-with-us

We have the right to interview upon receipt of application.