Learning Support Assistant with Pathway to Teacher Training
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Chatham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Medway Scale D2 £18,933-£21,748 (Pro rata: £16,429 - £18,872)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 9 December 2021
Job overview
The Governing Board is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-qualified graduate to the post of Learning Support Assistant (LSA) with a pathway into teacher training. The successful candidate will spend time gaining valuable experience of teaching and learning through supporting students both in mainstream classes, as well as small group support sessions within the SEN Department.
Over the course of two years (or shorter for an exceptional candidate), the successful candidate will have access to a comprehensive and bespoke CPD programme developing their understanding of the principles of teaching and learning of children of all abilities. This training package and associated opportunities to gain teaching experience will give you a sound platform to move into teacher training in the school and becoming a fully qualified teacher in your chosen subject area.
St. John Fisher Catholic School, in Medway caters for all abilities and is proud of its strong and vibrant Christian ethos. The school is voluntary aided, within a selective unitary authority and falls under the guidance of the Education Commission of the Archdiocese of Southwark.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Applications for this post should be completed using the ‘Support Staff Application Form’ clearly stating your suitability what you will bring to the role in the supporting statement
Attached documents
- LSA teacher training advert November 2021.docx245.93KB
- Job Description247.49KB
- Rehabilitation_of_Offenders_Act_1974_-_Disclosure_Form (9).docx60.06KB
- Recruitment_Monitoring_Form (11).docx45.83KB
- Inspection report169.76KB
- School prospectus3.92MB
- Sixth Form Prospectus1.75MB
- Map/location43.45KB
- Mission statement152.76KB
About St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
- City Way, Rochester
- Kent
- ME1 2FA
- United Kingdom
St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School has a proud history of educating our local Medway community. Established in 1964, we are the only Catholic secondary school in the local authority. One of seven secondary modern schools in the area, we are a diverse community, proud to educate Catholic students as well as those of other faiths and none.
Our students often refer to us as their second family, and it is a great place to work as a teacher. Our community of staff is incredibly supportive of each other, and our personalised CPD programme means that everyone’s career development is supported in a way that is specific to them. We are passionate about work-life balance, finishing lessons early on a Wednesday afternoon so that CPD and meetings can largely take place during normal school hours, and we provide counselling services free of charge to those who need them. In addition, our feedback policy asks that staff read student books and then get the class to respond collectively in the next lesson in purple pen, rather than requiring that every set of books be deep marked on a frequent basis.
The school has been on a trajectory of improvement since the appointment of the Headteacher, Dympna Lennon, in September 2016. This was recognised in our ‘Good’ Ofsted in May 2019, with inspectors commenting that ‘standards across the school have improved since the last inspection’ and ‘Teaching, learning and assessment are strong across subjects.’ We were proud to be recognised as an ‘Outstanding’ Catholic school in our 2021 Diocesan Inspection. SJF’s sixth form offers a wide range of academic and vocational qualifications. It has a comprehensive intake, ranging from students who are re-taking Level 2 qualifications all the way to those who are enrolled in our Oxbridge programme which helps students to reach the top universities.
Having been the recipient of a multimillion-pound grant from the Department for Education’s Priority Schools Building Programme, we moved into world-class, purpose-built facilities in Spring 2023. Situated at the top of City Way looking down across Rochester and the River Medway, the school is equipped with enviable sporting and academic facilities.
SJF undoubtedly has a proud history, but we are even more excited about the future. We hope that you’ll want to be part of it.
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