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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 receive CVs directly. We will then ask you to complete an application form if you are shortlisted.
For teaching roles, we ask that you complete an application form (below).
View guidance on completing the application form.
Thank you for your interest in joining our team. If you have any questions about any of the roles, or would like to discuss salary ranges, please contact Sema Erdogan, our HR and Compliance Lead: sema.erdogan@cognita.com
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, planning and delivering high quality learning activities and environments. This is a Maternity cover till February 2024.
We wish to appoint an outstanding practitioner to the position of learning support assistant at Cumnor House. Applications are welcome from passionate and suitably qualified and experienced candidates to support across the Boys’ School. The successful candidate will be confident in English and Mathematics and be able to demonstrate an excellent rapport with pupils. This role is suitable for those who hold a level 3 NVQ or the equivalent. It is important to be a role model for the classes and wider school and to demonstrate our values: Compassion, Courage, Belief, Endeavour and Integrity which are embedded throughout the school.
We wish to appoint an outstanding practitioner to the position of KS1 teacher at Cumnor House. Applications are welcome from passionate and suitably qualified and experienced teachers to teach English, Maths and other primary subjects at the Boys’ School. The successful candidate will be confident in all subjects and be able to demonstrate excellence as a teacher. This role is suitable for an ECT. It is important to be a role model for the class and wider school and to demonstrate our values: Compassion, Courage, belief, Endeavour and Integrity which are embedded throughout the school.
As a member of the school maintenance team, duties include basic maintenance and refurbishment of school buildings. You will need a range of practical skills in order to carry out general maintenance and repairs, a good knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and ideally experience in dealing with contractors.
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.