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  • Closing date

    7 June 2024 at 11am

  • Date listed

    28 May 2024

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Job role

  • Teaching assistant

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,702 - £29,777

Literacy Coordinator job summary

Ark Boulton Academy

Literacy Co-ordinator

Location: Sparkbrook, Birmingham

Salary: Ark Support Staff Band 6 (£24,702 - £29,777) Outside London

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Closing date: 7th June 2024 

Join a passionate team of staff at Ark Boulton in the heart of Sparkhill.

 

About the role 

We are looking for a confident Literacy Co-ordinator to work with teachers to support students' progress and attainment by delivering literacy interventions and supporting in class progress. You will be responsible for tracking student progress and the implementation of appropriate interventions to ensure that all EAL students and those with literacy levels make excellent progress in line with the Academy's expectation.

  • You will be a fantastic motivator and will inspire students to achieve and exceed grades.
  • You will be aligned to Ark’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff and have demonstrable evidence of improving outcomes.
  • Our values mean a great deal to us and underpin all that we do, and so it is important that you champion our values as well as living by the Ark ethos and six pillars that enable us to achieve our mission.



The successful candidate will: 

  • deliver and plan intervention and teaching programmes including Read Write Inc Fresh Start, Lexonik and Lexia
  • be involved in supporting, implementing and monitoring of individual development plans 
  • work flexibly in various environments including small group interventions and in the classroom

 

View the full job description and person specification here
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Why us?

By joining Ark Boulton Academy means, you become part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most.

Each day is unique for our team, as they collectively support the activities within and outside the school. Our consortium of creative and resourceful team members ensure we go above and beyond in order to constantly improve our service to the community we serve. Our strapline ‘growing together, reaching higher 'applies as much to our staff as our students. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of our staff will affect that of our students. For this reason, we have invested in developing our wellbeing room and other initiatives to care for our whole school community.

             

Our staff are a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are role-models and ambassadors for Boulton on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty.   

By becoming a member of our school family, you will embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.

Find out more about us by visiting www.arkboulton.org.


Specific benefits at Ark Boulton include:

  • Staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We provide breakfast for staff each morning, soup for lunch and lunch for those on duty.  We have parking available, a gym on site and a well-equipped staff room including a pool table.
  • Our systems and processes for communication, marking and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches we take are research led and based on the needs of our local context.  For instance, at present we do not use traditional book marking across the school.
  • On Fridays, children finish at 1.25pm, giving time and space for professional development amongst staff.
  • Staff voice is important to us; we like to listen to our staff. We are always seeking feedback and input from our staff.  

How to apply:

Please visit www.arkboulton.org/vacancies and submit your application by the deadline. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is strongly advised.

If you wish to discuss this opportunity or for any questions, please contact Amal Hersi on a.hersi@arkboulton.org.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. 

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

 

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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About Ark Boulton Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
891 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

By joining Ark Boulton Academy means, you become part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most.

Each day is unique for our team, as they collectively support the activities within and outside the school. Our consortium of creative and resourceful team members ensure we go above and beyond in order to constantly improve our service to the community we serve. Our strapline ‘growing together, reaching higher 'applies as much to our staff as our students. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of our staff will affect that of our students. For this reason, we have invested in developing our wellbeing room and other initiatives to care for our whole school community.

Our staff are a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are role-models and ambassadors for Boulton on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty. 

By becoming a member of our school family, you will embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.

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