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To apply for a teaching or non-teaching role at Cumnor House School, please see below or check the Cognita Schools careers page for details of any vacancies.
Safeguarding our pupils
Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.
Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity and overseas criminal records checks for all other countries in which the applicant has lived or worked for three months or more in the past ten years.
The application process
For Non-teaching roles, we are happy to initially receive CVs directly. We will then ask you to complete the below Application & Self Declaration forms if you are shortlisted.
For Teaching roles, we ask that you complete the below Application & Self Declaration forms. CVs will not be accepted.
Thank you for your interest in joining our team. If you have any questions about any of the roles, or would like to discuss further, please contact Sema Erdogan, our HR and Compliance Lead via email recruitment@cognita.com or by calling 0208 660 3445.
We are seeking an experienced and qualified Teaching Assistant to work part-time at our Girls’ School. The opportunity to undertake work/care/support programmes to enable access to learning for pupils, and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. To work under the instruction/guidance of teaching staff to support the delivery of quality learning, and teaching and to help raise standards of achievement for all pupils. Work may be carried out in the classrooms or outside the main teaching area.
We are seeking an experienced and qualified KS2 Form Teacher to work full-time at our Girls’ School. We are looking for an exceptional Teacher who can deliver exciting and engaging lessons and who can work well as part of a team. A particular interest and experience teaching Science would be advantageous.
We are seeking an experienced and qualified Art Teacher to work part-time at our thriving and happy Girls’ School. Small classes with enthusiastic and creative pupils make this a rewarding role. The successful candidate will oversee Art throughout the school and teach years 3-6 they will also help the more talented pupils to prepare for Art scholarships to selective Independent schools.
We are looking for an exceptional Early Years Practitioner to assist in the preparation and delivery of high-quality education in a safe and caring environment, including serving pupils refreshments, reading with children, and planning and delivering high quality learning activities and environments. Please note that this role 52-week contract, and NOT Term Time, it is 37.5 hours per week with 3 different alternating shifts.
We have a great opportunity for you to join a vibrant busy team working as a Facilities Operative. This is a zero-hours flexible position providing support to the Facilities Manager and Business Manager. The Driver will support the Transport Team Leader with all day-to-day aspects of the transport service for all bus routes for the benefit of all passengers using this service. Also, to work within the school facilities team to carry out any maintenance works required across all Cumnor sites as requested by Facilities Manager and Business Manager.