Teaching Assistant
Exmouth Community College
Devon
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Grade B: £9,426 - £9,858 (actual salary per annum)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 5 September 2017
- Apply by:
- 20 July 2017
Job overview
Exmouth Community College is seeking Teaching Assistants (2 posts) to join the Learning Support team from September 2017.
The Learning Support team consists of approximately 40 Teaching Assistants (TAs), supporting students across the Curriculum. The team is managed by a Lead Teaching Assistant and the Assistant SENDCO, with groups of 6 being managed on a day-to-day basis by Senior TAs. We are seeking Teaching Assistants currently who would be committed to the College and supporting our students. If you have experience of working with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or you are looking for a career in support we would be pleased to hear from you.
Purpose of the Job:
To work under the direct instruction of teaching staff, to support access to learning for students and assist in the management of students. Work might occasionally, but not regularly, take place outside the main teaching area.
Post 1: Permanent
Post 2: Fixed Term (Parental Leave Cover). Expected end date: 5 February 2018.
The starting date for both posts is 5 September 2017.
Please refer to the Exmouth Community College website www.exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk for the full Job Description and Person Specification.
To apply: Please download and complete a Non Teaching application form available from the Exmouth Community College website and return it to: recruitment@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk before the closing date.
Closing date: Friday 21 July 2017 at 10am
Interview date: Tuesday 25 July 2017
Exmouth Community College is a fully comprehensive academy where success is rewarded and students’ individual aptitudes are given the chance to develop. We offer a safe, secure, non-threatening environment in which students develop consideration for others, self-discipline and positive relationships. In July 2013 Ofsted inspected the college and noted how the college’s “inspirational leadership produces an extremely harmonious school where teaching is often outstanding; student achievement is good and their behaviour is exemplary” and that “students’ attainment is rising rapidly and attitudes to learning are extremely positive”.
Exmouth Community College is committed to giving the best education, opportunities and care to our pupils and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A satisfactory Enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) Clearance will be required prior to commencement of employment.
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About Exmouth Community College
Exmouth Community College is one of the largest secondary schools in the country with over 2,200 students currently enrolled (over 300 of these in Post 16). The College, which converted to Academy status in April 2011, is set in a leafy split-site location. Our catchment area extends northwards towards Exeter city and eastwards to include Budleigh Salterton and many attractive rural villages. The College embraces working as part of the community and has strong local partnerships.
Our mission is to provide a well-structured, enjoyable, and positive approach to learning that rewards student success and allows for individual aptitudes to flourish. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive College that caters to all abilities.
Our College provides a safe, secure, and non-threatening environment in which students can develop consideration for others, self-discipline and positive relationships. We strive to offer an education that prepares students for their future.
The Exmouth Community College Trust is overseen by the Governing Board who are committed to delivering the best comprehensive education for the young people of Exmouth and the surrounding villages.
We put the development of staff at the centre of our philosophy, including a unique Assistant Headteacher role with responsibility for our staff and their development. We take it really seriously, and very much subscribe to Richard Branson's mantra to develop our staff well enough so they can leave but treat them well enough so they don't want to.
There is a really strong sense of community at ECC. Through us all working together as staff, families and governors, and pulling together as one community, we will continue the great work to build a College that caters brilliantly for its community and prepares our young people for their future.
Exmouth Community College is a fully comprehensive academy committed to giving the best education and opportunities to all of our students. We invite you to explore our website to find out more about our College.
The Area
Exmouth is a town of over 35,000 inhabitants situated at the start of the Jurassic Coastline, East Devon in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Read more HERE.
The town has a marina and a two mile beach front offering a variety of water sports. The town offers excellent sporting facilities including a large leisure centre, and hosts a weekly Park Run and Junior Park Run. The town has a wide range of hotels, excellent restaurants, as well as shopping facilities.
On the outskirts of Exmouth is Woodbury Common, a beautiful moorland, ideal for walking, riding, mountain biking and picnics.
The Cathedral city of Exeter is only 10 miles away. Offering a wealth of shopping, sporting, cultural and historic attractions. Exeter is recognised as one of the most desirable cities in which to live, and offers a thriving arts community, reflecting the presence of a major university
Exmouth is very accessible by Car (10 minutes from the M5), train, bus and air (Exeter Airport just 25 minutes away).
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