Literacy Teaching Assistant
Ivybridge Community College
Devon
- £14,406 - £14,667 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 22 September 2023
Job overview
Job Title: Literacy Teaching Assistant
Grade: NJC Grade B (SCP 2-3)
£20,441- £20,812 per annum (£14,406 - £14,667 pro rata)
Hours: 31.25 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Contract: Fixed term until 31 August 2023
We are looking to appoint two exceptional individuals to join our team as Teaching Assistants with responsibility for literacy diagnostic testing and running small-group interventions.
The post holder will work under supervision and direction of the Senior Literacy Teaching Assistant, usually outside the classroom - working with students who need support to fill gaps in literacy and reading. They will be part of a diagnostic literacy team so that precise diagnosis can be followed by evidence-based strategies, which support reading fluency; phonics and blending, and comprehension. The post holder will form a crucial part of a professional team and will receive precise training.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Westcountry Schools Trust, currently employing approximately 2000 staff and growing. We are a dynamic organisation with our students and staff at our heart. Built on an extensive track record of excellence, the Trust combines a range of secondary colleges, primary schools and business units based in a variety of sites across Devon and Cornwall. We are also a stone’s throw from some of the best beaches and countryside in the country.
For an informal discussion regarding this role please contact Vicky Thornton, Assistant Principal, on 01752 691000.
The application form and full job description is available from www.ivybridge.devon.sch.uk
Completed applications to be returned to hr@ivybridge.devon.sch.uk by the closing date.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Tuesday, 24 January 2023.
Interviews will provisionally take place Tuesday, 31 January 2023.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A DBS check is required for this post.
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About Ivybridge Community College
About us
Welcome to Ivybridge Community College.
It is an absolute privilege to be appointed as Principal of Ivybridge Community College and to be given the opportunity to share my passion and enthusiasm for education in a high performing school. Students, Staff and Governors at Ivybridge Community College are driven by the commitment to providing an excellent education for all students from 11 – 18 years old. Students and staff at Ivybridge thrive because everyone matters and each individual is celebrated for all their gifts and talents. Inherent in everything we do is a culture of high expectation and aspiration. My ambition and vision for the College as Principal is simple: to steer the next phase of the ‘Ivybridge Legacy’ to maintain its momentum as one of the best schools in the country.
Our website provides a glimpse of how we look to provide enjoyable and meaningful learning opportunities and shares our many successes at local, regional and national level across a range of curriculum and sporting excellence. Please do arrange a visit to us in person, browse the website and see why joining us on Ivybridge’s learning journey is so fulfilling and worthwhile.
Rachel Hutchinson
Ivybridge Community College
Our Values and Ethos
“Ivybridge Community College aims to provide an integrated, comprehensive curriculum in an environment where the whole learning experience is one of opportunity, endeavour, achievement and excellence.”
Ivybridge Community College is a publicly funded non-fee paying mixed comprehensive secondary school for children in Ivybridge and surrounding area.
The College teaches students from Years 7 to 13 (aged 11 to 18) and offers outstanding education for all. We are highly ambitious and seek to maximise the potential of every child.
We are extremely proud that the College has maintained its ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted status for over twenty years in all areas. This year we have also received the great accolade of being the only school in the South - west of England to have achieved World Class Schools Quality Mark Award.
Inherent in everything we do at the College is a culture of high expectations and aspirations. Students are encouraged to develop a love of learning, to think for themselves and to maximise their full potential. Consequently, the College actively appoints teachers with a strong sense of moral purpose and a desire to help all students. We firmly believe that education can make a difference to the life chances of all young people.
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