Behaviour Support Instructor
Lister Community School
Newham
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 5 September 2017
Job overview
Lister Community School
Lister Community School is a large, 11-16 comprehensive school. We are a mixed school that was judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2013 and has just celebrated its 6th consecutive year of record breaking exam results.
We are determined to build on our most recent Ofsted judgement and continue our journey to becoming ‘Outstanding’ in the next two years. Our motto is “always aiming for excellence’. An exceptional school: Our vision is a world class education for young people in Newham.
Lister is embarking on an exciting stage of developing its support services for the school and we are seeking dynamic, professional and high quality individuals to join us in our aim for excellence in all areas.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Behaviour Support Instructor
Unqualified Teachers Pay Scale 1 to 6 (£20,908 to £30,573) depending on experience
Required for September 2017
As part of our continued focus to further develop impact on student progress, we are seeking to appoint a skilled, enthusiastic, dynamic and inspirational Behaviour Support Instructor to work in the Student Support Centre at Lister Community School. You will need to have some classroom management skills and be able to demonstrate confidence, strong interpersonal skills and flexibility. You will be supervising behaviour of students around the school and also working with small groups and individuals in a variety of settings supporting the education and welfare of pupils. You will work in collaboration with class teachers and /or line managers ensuring due regard of the school’s aims and objectives.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the development of the school as we continue to successfully raise standards and move from Good to Outstanding.
If you think you have the potential to work as an outstanding Behaviour Support Instructor, an application form can be downloaded directly from our school’s website:
http://www.lister.newham.sch.uk/vacancies/ or by contacting Jackie Young (HR Manager) on 020 8471 3311. Completed applications must be returned to the school by email to: jobs@lister.newham.sch.uk
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment and enhanced DBS checks.
Completed application forms are required by 9.00am on Wednesday 6th September 2017
Interviews: Week of the 11th September 2017
We will endeavour to acknowledge receipt of all application forms, however depending on the volume of applicants this is not always possible. If you do not receive acknowledgement, please do not assume that your application form has been received. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.
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About Lister Community School
Lister Community School is situated in Plaistow, East London, approximately 10 mins walk from Plaistow and Upton Park Underground stations. We are also in close proximity to the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield (Stratford) shopping centre. Please note we have no parking available onsite.
We are a specialist school in Music and Science. We are a mixed comprehensive secondary school and welcome both students and staff from a diverse multicultural background. With over 1,600 students, we are a larger than average school in the London Borough of Newham. The school benefits from being located in new and purpose built accommodation on a single site with ample outdoor areas and the use of an all-weather sports pitch.
The school is led by a team of senior leaders who are enthusiastic and experienced and, alongside all staff, share a positive and united vision for the school’s future. With an improved curriculum, vertical tutoring and house systems, Lister provides a well rounded and balanced experience for students.
Resource Provision for Deaf Children: Lister Community School hosts the Resourced Provision for secondary aged Deaf children in Newham. Specialist staff support students using a variety of communication modes such as BSL, SSE and Auditory Oral. Deaf students are taught alongside their hearing peers in mainstream classes for the majority of their lessons. The Deaf Support Department is made up of a large team of Communication Support Workers and Qualified Teachers of the Deaf who work with the deaf students in mainstream classes as well as small groups and 1:1. Deaf students may also have access to Deaf Awareness sessions and pre and post teaching.
Newham Community Learning: Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, which exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages 2 - 16 within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.
To view opportunities at all our schools, please see our Trust page on TES.
Train with us - we are delighted to partner with Teach First to deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom. It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one. Our Newham Community Learning SCITT Booklet has further information; please email traintoteach@ncltrust.net to find out more.
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