Assistant Head of Year & Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LSThis job expired on 13 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
November 2024
Closing date
13 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - until 31st August 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale F: £20,072 to £21,856 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£26,421 - £28,770 per annum full time/full year equivalent)
What skills and experience we're looking for
For Assistant Head of Year:
Qualifications:
• GCSE English (or equivalent)
• GCSE Maths (or equivalent)
• Relevant Level 3 qualification
Experience:
• Successful working relationships with all
stakeholders, including pupils, staff,
parents/carers and the wider community
• Ability to exercise considerable initiative as
undertaking ‘specified work’ that contributes to
pupils’ learning and progress
• Ability to work with groups of pupils carrying
out specific tasks or on field trips etc
• Ability to resolve more complex problems
and/or queries, referring most complex issues
to the teacher, or other suitable member of
staff
Skills, Knowledge:
• Able to make decisions, identify and solve
problems based on thorough analysis and
sound judgement
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral
communication and presentation skills
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work
well under pressure
• Ability to delegate, plan and manage time
effectively
• Personal resilience and the ability to maintain
staff morale at times of pressure and change
• Knowledge of the key factors that can affect
the way pupils behave
• Awareness of the statutory frameworks
relevant to their role.
• Knowledge of the legal definition of Special
Education Needs and familiarity with the
guidance about meeting SEN given in the SEN
Code of Practice.
• Knowledge of a range of strategies to establish
a purposeful learning environment and to
promote good behaviour.
• Experience of working with/supervising pupils
including knowledge of behavioural and
learning difficulties
• Practical knowledge of equipment, including IT
equipment where appropriate, to support
learning, under the direction of the teacher
• Ability to recognise changes in pupils'
behaviour and report to relevant staff
• Ability to promote and support the inclusion of
all pupils in the learning activities in which they
are involved.
• Ability to recognise and respond effectively to
equal opportunities issues as they arise,
including by challenging stereotyped views, and
by challenging bullying or harassment,
following relevant policies and procedures.
• Ability to monitor pupils’ participation and
progress, providing feedback to teachers, and
giving constructive support to pupils as they
learn.
• Ability to advance pupils’ learning in a range of
classroom settings, including working with
individuals, small groups and whole classes
where the assigned teacher is not present.
• Ability to contribute to review meetings, if
required.
• Ability to disseminate key information to other
staff.
• Ability to take direct responsibility for pupil
safety and progress.
Personal
qualities and
attributes:
• A highly professional and positive role model
acting as an ambassador for the Trust at all
times
• Respectful towards all pupils, with an
unshakable belief in their entitlement to the
highest equality education and ability to
achieve whatever their personal circumstances
• Ability to contribute to the planning of
opportunities for pupils to learn in out-ofschool contexts, in accordance with school
policies and procedures.
• Ability to support the teacher in creating a
positive learning environment.
• Ability to follow written instructions.
• Ability to complete a range of paperwork e.g.
incident report form, pupil progress records.
• Ability to resolve more complex queries and
problems.
For Higher Level Teaching Assistant:
Qualifications:
● Level 2 qualification in maths and English
● NVQ 2 or equivalent in teaching assistance
or equivalent experience
Experience:
● Significant experience in working with
vulnerable young people with SEND/MH
● Confidence to work effectively and
assertively with young people, external
agencies and parents/carers
● Accuracy and precision in written
presentation
● Good ICT skills
● Creative approach to problem solving
● Effective time management and
prioritisation skills
● Ability to work autonomously using own
initiative and able to make judgements on
when to adjust support
● To be flexible, adaptable, creative and
willing to work outside term time
Professional
Skills and
Attributes:
● Effective communication, interpersonal,
presentation and organisational skills
● Ability to work with a range of stakeholders
● Ability to provide a differentiated support
service to pupils
● Commitment to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of pupils
● Commitment to personal professional
development
What the school offers its staff
The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
- School type
- Free School, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 941 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@inspirationtrust.org
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is a secondary school with a new name and a long history in the borough. We can trace our roots back to 1551 but are forging a new path for secondary education in our great town.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust family of schools in East Anglia, and work particularly closely with our sister schools in the borough.
Arranging a visit to Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@inspirationtrust.org.
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