Lead TA for SEN Interventions

Lead TA for SEN Interventions - (30hrs p/w - TTO)

BCAT 5 - £22,595-£23,693 (pro rata to £15,571-£16,328)

Closing Date: Wednesday 4 October 2023 @ 8am

Start Date: ASAP

Our School

The Charles Dickens School is a rapidly-improving, non-selective 11-18 school located in Broadstairs, Kent. We have a vision and a determination to provide our community with an excellent school and we are making great strides towards this. Our results in 2022 identify us as the most improved school in Kent (out of 101 secondary schools) and one of the most improved schools in the country.

To work here is to embrace the challenges of an economically-diverse community and understand the influence education has in addressing social immobility. There are few schools in the country where a teacher’s ability to change lives is so evident. Without hyperbole, this is a career-defining mission. We’re looking for brilliant people to join us on our journey.

The School has excellent facilities. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the art electronic interactive whiteboards. There are excellent specialist facilities for sport, hospitality, engineering, dance, drama, music and art. We have a Specialist Resource Provision for visually-impaired children. We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent beyond traditional academic subjects. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.

Our recent Ofsted Inspection in March 2023 graded the School "Good" in every category

The Charles Dickens School is part of Barton Court Academy Trust, a small, ambitious Trust which also comprises a high achieving grammar school, Barton Court Grammar School and Barton Manor School, a new non-selective school which opened in September 2022.

The Post 

A highly qualified Lead TA for SEN Interventions, with at least 2 years' experience of working closely with SEND, is required as soon as possible. This offers an opportunity to work within an enthusiastic, professional and highly experienced SEN department supporting all students with SEND and coordinating all SEN departmental interventions. You would also be delivering in class support programmes that enable all students to access the curriculum as well as supporting the SENCO and Deputy SENCO.

Candidates should be proactive, approachable, positive, reliable and patient. Working independently with minimal supervision is required, along with the ability to relate well to children and communicate diplomatically and tactfully with adults.

Hours of work 8.40am-3.10pm Monday-Friday.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday 4 October 2023 @ 8.00am. Early applications are encouraged and will be considered before the deadline.

In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance and as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

How To Apply

Applications for this post should be made online only using the School’s application form. CVs will not be accepted. Visit the website and click on Recruitment for more information. Please email your application to recruitment@cds.kent.sch.uk. If you wish to discuss the post or to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs A Ormsby, Personnel Assistant.

The Charles Dickens School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children.