Teaching Assistant Year Co-ordinator
St Richard's Catholic College
East Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Single Status 4
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2023
Job overview
A Teaching Assistant Year Co-ordinator is required to promote the learning and personal development of SEN pupils in a particular year group. Ideally, the post would suit a person who has experience of working with young people or who is considering a future career in teaching.
The successful applicant will be joining an experienced dedicated and highly flexible Learning Support team of Teaching Assistants, Year Co-ordinators, Individual Needs Assistants, a Learning Support Co-ordinator and SENCo.
Our support of pupils varies significantly to plan for and respond to their needs in all areas of SEND, including pupils with more than one area of need.
Our team provide a range of valuable input around the school on a daily basis:
· in-class assistance;
· supervised lunchtime and after-school homework clubs;
· regular pastoral support to pupils, including as their key worker;
· support for extra-curricular activities; and
· providing support for pupils to access tests and examinations.
We also provide dedicated interventions in Literacy, Numeracy, social skills, art therapy, handwriting and support following loss or bereavement.
Specialisms within our team include: Emotional Literacy Support Assistants, Mental Health First Aiders and Mental Health Champions. We work closely with external agencies to put in place bespoke interventions and develop our offer to pupils frequently. We would also be delighted to add to our collective skillset with specific interventions or extra-curricular interests which you feel you could offer as part of this role.
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About St Richard's Catholic College
- St Richard's Catholic College
- Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea
- East Sussex
- TN40 1SE
- United Kingdom
St Richard’s is a co-educational Catholic school offering an inclusive Christian education to pupils of all abilities from the ages of 11 to 16 years. It is our aim to encourage, support and develop every pupil in our care academically, socially and spiritually.
We have high academic standards at St Richard's, as our GCSE results consistently testify. We expect our pupils to work hard, behave well, dress smartly and pursue excellence in all that they do inside and outside of the classroom. We also aim to provide a happy, caring and safe environment in which pupils can learn and develop into rounded, responsible and confident members of the community.
Our efforts have not gone unnoticed. We are a Specialist Science College with High performing Specialist School status. We have a Prince’s Teaching Institute Art Mark, Leading Edge status, Fairtrade Fair Achiever Award status, an Artsmark Gold Award, a Space Education Quality Mark, Green Flag Eco-Schools Award and Investors in Careers at the highest level. Our last Diocesan Inspection (November 2018) and interim inspection (2021) graded the school Outstanding. During the academic year 2018-19, the SSAT awarded the school Exceptional Education Awards at Transforming Level in: ‘Engagement with Key Stakeholders’, ‘Climate for Learning’ and ‘Leadership through Moral Purpose’. In 2019-20, the SSAT awarded the school two further Exceptional Education Awards at Transforming Level in ‘Professional Development’ and a ‘Variety of Teaching Approaches’. In 2020-21, the SSAT awarded the school another Exceptional Education Award at Transforming level in Wellbeing. An OFSTED inspection in October 2021 graded the school outstanding in ‘Behaviour and Attitudes’, ‘Personal Development’ and ‘Leadership and Management’.
All children are unique and precious individuals with different talents and aspirations, and our efforts are directed into ensuring that they feel both valued and challenged.
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