1:1 Pupil Support Assistant - Part Time

Cranford School invites applications for the role of 1:1 Pupil Support Assistant to join us in January 2025.

The successful applicant will work within our Senior School to provide one to one support to an individual pupil to help them achieve their learning goals.

The ability to establish strong working relationships with pupils, staff and parents is essential for this role along with the desire to inspire pupils to create a lifelong love of learning.

A level 3 childcare qualification and an appropriate SEND qualification along with experience of working in an educational setting would be advantageous. However, graduates or other appropriately experienced TA’s will be considered.

The successful applicant will join a friendly, supportive, and ambitious team, both within the department and across the school. 

Cranford School is just 5 miles from the historic market town of Wallingford, less than thirty minutes from the picturesque town of Henley-upon-Thames and within a short commuting distance from Oxford and Reading.

Further Information

Please visit our website https://www.cranfordschool.co.uk/information/career-vacancies for further information including an Application Pack and  Application Form

For more information, to discuss the role, or any aspect of working at Cranford School, please contact Human Resources on 01491 651218.

Application

To apply for this role, please email a completed Application Form to recruitment@cranfordschool.co.uk or post to HR Department, Cranford School, Moulsford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 9HT. Cranford School will only accept copies of a curriculum vitae alongside a fully completed application form. A curriculum vitae on its own will not be accepted.

Safeguarding

Cranford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment and be fully aware of, and understand, the duties and responsibilities that apply to their role. All employees, volunteers and contractors must attend appropriate training in accordance with the School and local Safeguarding Board regulations.

Successful applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to, checks with current and past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, the requirement to provide original evidence of qualifications as well as evidence of the right to work in the UK and, where applicable, a barred list, prohibition, and overseas checks.

Online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates along with the requirement to complete a Self-Disclosure form. 

All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In order to assess a candidate's suitability to work with children, shortlisted applicants must declare all previous convictions and cautions via a self-disclosure form (prior to interview), including those which would normally be considered ‘spent’. This excludes those received for an offence in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please see our Safeguarding policy here: https://www.cranfordschool.co.uk/information/policies