Specialist Teaching Assistant – English

Permanent
Part Time - Term Time Only
32 hours per week, term time only
Outwood Academy Portland, Netherton Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2SF
Grade 4: £19,945 to £22,462 (actual pro-rata salary: £14,526 to £16,359)

Required from September 2019

We are seeking to appoint a teaching assistant to work as part of the English Department to support intervention with students who require additional mentoring to achieve GCSE. The successful applicant will be required to work with individuals and small groups across years 7 to 11 as required.

Our staff are dedicated to securing the best possible outcomes for every student and are enormously proud of Ofsted’s Outstanding rating and strive for constant improvement. The hard work of both students and staff culminated in student progress placing the academy well within the top 10% of schools nationally and in 2018 77% of our students achieved Grade 4 or above in English and Maths placing us in the top 10 schools nationally on pupil progress.

Working as a Teaching Assistant is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in schools and contribute to the learning of students. The successful candidate needs to be extremely well organised, IT literate and have excellent communication skills both written and verbal. An A2 qualification in English is desirable as is a qualification in NNEB, NVQ3 or equivalent.

Visits to the academy are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please note that there is currently a job evaluation exercise being undertaken across the Trust. The salary advertised for this post is therefore subject to job evaluation and may change. Please note that CV’s will not be accepted as part of our recruitment process.

To apply, please visit: www.outwood.com > Vacancies. Alternatively, you can contact our HR department on 01909 471023 or email: hr@portland.outwood.com 

Closing date: Midday on Monday, 24 June 2019.

Interview date: Friday, 28 June 2019.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

This vacancy is closed to applications.