Classroom Assistant in the Junior School

The Role

Magdalen College School is seeking to appoint three enthusiastic and versatile classroom assistants for the Junior School on a 1-year Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) for the academic year 2025-2026.

There will be an emphasis on helping in the classrooms with our younger year groups but the list below will offer an idea of what else is to be expected, although it is not exhaustive:

• Work closely with the JS staff in assisting in the day-to-day running of a busy Junior School.
• Take a keen interest in the welfare of all Junior School pupils and contribute to the pastoral wellbeing of boys throughout each day.
• Work with small groups of boys on reinforcement and enrichment tasks.
• Assist in the planning and preparation of specific resources for these groups together with the relevant subject teacher.
• set clear expectations for pupil behaviour within an encouraging classroom environment.
• Provide supervisory support during lunch and break time, and before and after school until 5.30pm; specifically overseeing boys who catch the school buses home.
• Help with sporting fixtures including the occasional Saturday (typically two per term)
• Accompany the J4 residential trip during the Hilary Term (during school week)

The Candidate

The successful candidates will enjoy a varied daily routine as part of a close team in the Junior School. They will have excellent written and spoken communication skills, and sound IT skills. They will have the ability to work collaboratively and display a high level of attention to detail. The successful candidates will also be friendly, enthusiastic, motivated and caring individuals who enjoy ‘mucking in’ and thrive in the company of children. This role would best suit graduates or someone with some prior experience of working with children.

The successful candidate will also be able to show a clear commitment to safeguarding children.

This is a fabulous opportunity for those considering a future career in teaching with the majority of candidates that join us deciding that this is the route they would like to take.

Application Process

Candidates should submit the following two documents to the Recruitment Officer, Miss Yelena Molcanova (recruitment@mcsoxford.org), which can be found here.

1. MCS Application Form for Teaching and Support Staff
2. CV (Curriculum Vitae)

All documentation should be sent no later than Wednesday 6th November, at midday. The school’s preferred method of communication is by email and it will not be necessary to send a hard copy of the documents by post.

References may be taken up in advance. If you do not wish for your references to be called for at this stage, please make that clear on the reference section of the application form.

We anticipate holding interviews on Monday 11th November, which will include an observed session with a small group of boys. We will be in contact with shortlisted candidates by telephone.

Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a ‘Self-Disclosure’ form before attending their interview.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the above dates.

Remuneration and other benefits

This is a 1 year fixed-term position from between September 2025 – August 2026, full-time, term-time only with one week for INSET (35 weeks in total); with the standard working hours from 8.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and half an hour for lunch. Salary will be £23,960 pro-rata per annum (FTE £30,687).

Non-teaching staff are automatically enrolled in the school’s contributory Group Pension Scheme. This is a defined contribution pension scheme into which the employee contributes 5% of gross salary and the employer contributes 10%.

To learn more about the opportunities and advantages of working at MCS, please refer to the attached ‘Recruitment Pack (Junior School Classroom Assistant)’.