Achievement Assistant (with Literacy responsibility)

Arrow Vale High School, Redditch, B98 0GF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Asap

• Closing date

  1 December 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  17 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,292.00 - £17,564.00 Annually (Actual)

Achievement Assistant (with Literacy responsibility) job summary

Achievement Assistant

30 hours per week (Term Time Only + 5 training days)

Scale 2: Points 3-4 £24,796-£25,185 (actual salary £17, 292 - £17, 564) this Scale includes additional points for the literacy responsibility

Required to start: ASAP

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Achievement Assistant to join our hardworking and dedicated SEND team. Do you have a passion for helping students overcome their barriers or are you interested in starting a career in education/training?

This role would suit either;

a) A candidate with an enthusiasm for SEND who is interested in becoming an expert in their field.

b) Someone who is interested in training to become a Teacher. This role will provide you with the experience required to apply to take up a place in a Teaching School.

c) Someone who is looking for their first step into working in education

The successful candidate will be required to support students from Year 9 through to Year 11 in a range of GCSE courses, dependent on expertise. They will be required to run small group literacy interventions, as directed by an Assistant Principal i/c Literacy. They may be confident in planning and delivering small group interventions for students with learning and additional needs, preparing students for examinations and be able to liaise with teaching staff to identify priorities. You will need to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork, be passionate about ensuring students achieve their fullest potential and be dedicated to helping students develop as young people.

Interested candidates who wish to have an informal conversation about this role are welcome to contact Hannah Alabaster (Assistant SENDCO) or Jessica Lee-Jenks (Assistant Principal).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Arrow Vale High School

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 856 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arrow Vale High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arrow-vale-rsa-academy

Outstanding Ofsted rating, excellent CPD opportunities and highly experienced and supportive departments - just some of the reasons why RSA Academy Arrow Vale is the place to work...

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