Cover Supervisor/Educational Teaching Assistant
Thornhill Community Academy, A SHARE Academy
Kirklees
- £17,303 - £18,962 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- BAND E, SCP 12-17
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- November 2023
- Apply by:
- 4 October 2023
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Cover Supervisor/ETA at Thornhill Community Academy. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and caring individual to provide practical support for learning, educational activities, developing social skills and integration, as well as providing short term cover in the absence of classroom teachers.
In February 2023, Ofsted graded Thornhill Community Academy as a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ Leadership and Management. This is an exciting time to join our Academy.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have GCSE Maths and English 4/C or equivalent
- Be able to demonstrate high standards of numeracy and literacy
- Have the ability to engage and influence others
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be committed to our ethos that all students can achieve at Thornhill Community Academy
- Have great references demonstrating they are a suitable candidate, safe to work with children.
At SHARE MAT, we aim to:
- Equip our staff to deliver their best every day, our belief is that by Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key;
- Encourage all our pupils to go beyond what they think they can achieve, to enjoy learning, helping them to lead healthy and happy lives;
- Ensure our staff are happy at work, taking pride in pupils’ progress and development;
- Never stop improving, developing and sharing our practice with others;
- Deliver training and guidance relevant to job role so expectations are understood and staff feel motivated;
- Offer great benefits making us the employer of choice, including first class developmental opportunities for teaching staff led by one of our academies, Shelley College which is the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale.
Thornhill Community Academy is one of eight academies within our trust and is part of a close-knit community well located for commute from Leeds, Huddersfield and Wakefield.
Please do make arrangements to visit the academy if you wish to learn more before you apply, you will find it:
- It is a vibrant place of learning and encouragement where children/young people are happy, settled and confident;
- Has a broad and balanced curriculum that provides a memorable educational experience for all of its pupils;
- Aims to equip pupils with the attributes and attitude they need for their next stage of education.
If you share our passion for challenging, improving and making our schools the best they can be, we’d love to hear from you.
You are very welcome to visit the Academy. Please contact Julia Wood, Administration Manager on 01924 487731 or email julia.wood@sharemat.co.uk to make an appointment.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted. Applications must be made via the following link: https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=fd7dfaef-3fae-4c93-a36d-e45195cacd26
Closing date: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Interview date: To be confirmed
SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post.
SHARE MAT comprises of Woodside Green Primary, Heaton Avenue Primary, Luck Lane Primary, Millbridge Primary, Royds Hall, Shelley College, Whitcliffe Mount School and Thornhill Community Academy. A central team provides operational support.
Attached documents
About Thornhill Community Academy, A SHARE Academy
- Thornhill Community Academy, A SHARE Academy
- Valley Drive, Thornhill
- Dewsbury
- WF12 0HE
- United Kingdom
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023, and Outstanding for Leadership and Management, Thornhill Community Academy is ‘A School, A Family, A Community’. Our mission is to improve the life chances of every single student through a clear focus on our ABC - attendance, behaviour and curriculum. Quite simply, our expectations are for everyone at the academy to be nice and work hard in all we do.
The academy is a proud member of the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and the Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub. This means we can offer our colleagues and prospective candidates access to a fantastic support network, CPD, and opportunities to develop best practice across the trust.
The academy is situated in a close-knit, diverse community, and is in good commuting distance from Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wakefield. Thornhill is proud to offer:
- A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives.
- A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.
- A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own.
- Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated.
- Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development.
- Supportive leadership, encouraging a healthy work-life balance.
- A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities.
- A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.
The Trust
SHARE Multi Academy Trust currently consists of Shelley College, Thornhill Community Academy, Royds Hall Academy, Whitcliffe Mount Academy, Todmorden High School, Heaton Avenue Primary School, Millbridge Primary School, Luck Lane Primary School, Woodside Green Primary School and Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub.
Our aims
Our overarching aim is to help more pupils, particularly the disadvantaged, achieve highly. Achievement includes academic success and the development of personal qualities and knowledge to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
Our values
We believe education is all about people. Our success is measured in how we help our children and young people achieve. We can only achieve this success by employing talented, committed staff and working in partnership with parents. In doing so, we will benefit our communities. We have a distinctive way of interpreting this belief. We summarise it as:
“Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best.”
This means we seek for every one of our students and members of staff, to enjoy coming to our schools and for all of us to try our very best in everything we do. We help everybody gain the knowledge, skills and habits that can lead to a happy and successful life, both now and in the future. We believe that helping people feel valued increases the chances of them achieving their personal best, which is the highest standard we can expect anybody to achieve.
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