Teaching Assistant
Hoe Valley School and Sixth Form
Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- £15,000 actual salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 4 February 2018
Job overview
Teaching Assistant (term time only, 35 hours per week), to start ASAP
Hoe Valley School is a small, four-form entry secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking. Currently located in the green space of Woking Park, the School will be moving to a state of the art new building in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking.
We are looking for a passionate, talented and rigorous practitioner to join our dedicated team in leading the School on its journey to becoming an established outstanding community School.
The successful candidate will be part of a team of Personalisation Assistants led by a SENCO who will share and learn from one another as the School grows.
Our new Teaching Assistant will contribute to improving standards in English and Maths and work with students on a 1:1 level and with small groups. Experience of working on phonics would be an advantage although not essential. They will share the school's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high levels.
About you:
-You will have A* - C grade in English and Maths at GCSE level or equivalent
-You will share the school's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high levels
-You will have excellent interpersonal skills and strong levels of numeracy, written and oral communication
-You will be a team player who is willing to support all aspects of School life
-Experience of working on phonics would be an advantage although not essential
About us:
-Our staff feedback shows we have a team who feel trusted, listened to and who have a healthy work life balance.
-The excellent behaviour of our students and our resistance to any unnecessary paperwork means staff can really focus on teaching and learning.
-All of our team have a bespoke CPD programme in place and share best practice across faculties.
Colleague Benefits:
-Our staff are offered childcare and cycle to work vouchers, reduced gym membership at our neighbouring sports facilities and have access to convenient free parking. We also provide wellbeing packages which include yoga lessons and dry cleaning collections.
-We also have additional holiday at the end of the Autumn and Summer terms to recognise and reward the commitment of our staff.
Potential candidates are warmly invited to contact the SENCO for an informal conversation.
This is an outstanding and rare opportunity to be part of a School's development and to see your career grow as the School grows.
Please send applications and queries to recruitment@hoevalleyschool.org.
Deadline for application is:
Sunday 4th Feb 2018
Applications are considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.
Interviews will be held on:
Thurs 8th February 2018
Only fully completed application forms received by the stated deadline for applications will be accepted as valid applications.
CV’s will not be accepted as applications. No recruitment agencies please.
Attached documents
About Hoe Valley School and Sixth Form
The School
“Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student’s experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve to their highest potential.”
Hoe Valley School is:
- An oversubscribed secondary school which opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking
- Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2024
- Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to years 7-13
- Committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be ‘work-ready’ and the traits of excellent global citizens
- Hoe Valley has a cohort of students who are extremely diverse in terms of ability, socio-economic status, specific disadvantaged, special educational needs, race and ethnicity and who have a variety of complex issues to grapple with as teenagers such as mental health issues, social media influence, online and offline bullying, identity development, vaping and academic pressures
- A Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas
- Growing its new STEAM focussed academic Sixth Form, which opened in September 2023
- Committed to learning which is relevant with links to the ‘real world’ of business, higher education and the local community
- In a state of the art new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking
- Committed to supporting our staff to have a good work / life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomes
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful appointments are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
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