Teaching Assistant/SEN Support Assistant
Orchards Academy
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Kent Range 3 (£18,425 FTE). Pro rata salary for Term time only role approx £12,849.00pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 21 May 2021
Job overview
Orchards Academy's aim is to work with students, parents and the wider community to provide a safe, supportive and stimulating learning environment where high expectations and levels of challenge enable our students to achieve academically, socially and emotionally so they can make a positive contribution to society.
Orchards Academy is looking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to take up the position of Teaching Assistant/SEN Support Assistant. The successful candidate will be required to work across the whole ability range at KS3 and KS4, supporting SEN students where required, within this busy team.
Experience of managing and supporting children with Social Emotional and Mental Needs (SEMH) is essential for this role.
As part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), Orchards Academy has a strong commitment to professional development of staff.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, in accordance with the Immigration Act 2016
NO AGENCIES PLEASE - WE ARE LOOKING TO FILL THIS VACANCY BY DIRECT APPLICATION ONLY
Closing Date for Applications: 21/05/21 - Please apply asap as we reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found.
Interview Date: w/c 07/06/21
Salary: Kent Range 3 (£18,425 FTE). Pro rata salary for Term time only role approx £12,849.00pa.
Hours: 8.40am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday, term time only plus inset days (30 hours per week)
Start Date: September 2021
Orchards Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students. Successful candidates will be expected to share these views. Offer of employment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, Right to Work in the UK check, and satisfactory references. Orchards Academy is an equal opportunities employer.
Interested applicants are invited to view the Job Description and to complete the application form on the Orchards Academy website www.orchards-tkat.org
Attached documents
About Orchards Academy
Orchards Academy is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational academy converter secondary school with sixth-form college based in Swanley, Kent. It is supported by the multi-academy Kemnal Academies Trust, one of the largest academy trusts in the South of England, which supports 14 secondary and 26 primary academies across Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Kent and East and West Sussex. A smaller than average secondary academy, Orchards will provide 828 places for students aged 11-18, when fully subscribed.
Orchards converted to academy status in November 2010.
Headteacher
Natalie Willbourn
Values and Vision
Orchards aims to provide a safe, caring and supportive learning environment that allows every student to have a positive impact on the school community. In this way, the school helps them to become responsible citizens of the world and independent members of society when they leave for higher education. The school uses Ofsted’s inspection framework as a guide for its continual improvement, focusing on pupil outcomes, quality of teaching, quality of leadership and management, and the behaviour and safety of its students.
Ofsted
“The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. [The headteacher and leadership team] are intent on improving the life chances of the pupils in [their] care. [They] understand the needs of pupils well and work tirelessly to meet them. This is leading to rapid improvements in what pupils achieve during their time at Orchards Academy.”
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