Reading Tutor

Reading Tutor 

GLC Academy: The Gateway Academy [Secondary]

Salary: £15 per hour 

Contract: Fixed Term 

Working Pattern: 32.5 hours per week, Term time only 

Closing Date: 20th January 2023 at Midday 

The Gateway Academy is part of the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership of one secondary academy and four primary academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary in the borough of Thurrock, to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we celebrate differences and pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity and is not discriminated against in any way.

A full-time reading tutor is required to support student in small group or one to one provision.  The role will entail supporting students with low reading ages to make accelerated progress, ensuring they can read at an age appropriate standard or higher.

Watch our video for an insight in to our academy:  https://youtu.be/YDFOVP3_K7w

You can read our latest Ofsted Report here: http://www.theglc-gatewayacademy.org.uk/429/ofsted 

Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:

• Staff well-being programme: Including access to Perkbox and multiple discounts 
• Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service
• State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning
• A paid ‘My Day’ each year 
• Excellent career development and training 
• 2 week October half term break
• A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching 
• Paid opportunities to teach during school holiday clubs 
• Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff

We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to visit our school prior to making an application. Please contact Dionne.Locke@theglc.org.uk to arrange a visit. If you would like to apply for this position, please send your application form to Dionne.Locke@theglc.org.uk

The GLC is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. Following safer recruitment procedures, the appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and enhanced DBS disclosure.

The GLC’s commitment to equality is enshrined in our mission statement to develop ‘active and thriving citizens within a diverse, truly fair and equal community’. We work tirelessly to ensure that individual characteristics including age, ethnicity, socio-economic background, academic ability, disability, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation are not discriminated against in any way. We create inclusive environments characterised by mutual respect where difference is celebrated.