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  • Start date details

    September 2024

  • Closing date

    10 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    21 May 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,770 - £31,364 FTE pro rata salary

Actual salary

£20,065 - £21,874

What skills and experience we're looking for

Lower Farm Academy are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor with midday duties, to join our team, working to inspire our community and be an integral part of the unique opportunity to build and grow the school. There is no doubt that this will take vision, dedication and hard work, but being part of this exciting and rare journey will be very rewarding to help shape the academy over the next few years.

You will work with staff to support teaching, learning and behaviour across the school. The primary focus is to undertake specified work with individuals, groups and whole classes and support/upskill other TAs across the school. The role will provide excellent welfare support so all pupils feel safe, secure and happy at our school. It will also require supporting and being involved in the constant development of the school in all areas and aspects. It will be necessary to uphold the standards of personal and professional conduct at all times, ensuring honesty and integrity prevails in every situation.

The Midday duties will include responsible for overseeing children throughout the lunchtime period. You will assist with pupils’ table manners and use of cutlery and will also be responsible for coordinating a range of interactive play activities, administering minor first aid and ensuring the welfare and safety of the pupils.

The successful candidate should:

  • have experience in supporting pupils at all levels and ability
  • possess a NVQ or BTEC Level 3 in Teaching and Learning
  • be enthusiastic, highly motivated, enjoy working with young children and be passionate about making a positive difference to children’s lives
  • have a range of strategies to support learners of all abilities
  • be able to work as part of a successful, hardworking, dedicated team.

In turn, we can offer you:

  • Great facilities to create a vibrant, stimulating learning environment for children
  • An opportunity for you to put your mark on a ‘blank canvas’ and contribute to the development of a new school – ‘a once in a career opportunity’
  • A supportive Leadership team who will encourage innovation and initiative
  • A wider network within REAch2 Academy Trust of support, exceptional practice and excellent CPD

If you feel you have all the necessary attributes, are highly motivated, committed to making a positive difference to children’s lives and want to be part of creating a legacy for the future - apply now! We look forward to receiving your application.

What the school offers its staff

  • A wide range of professional development opportunities,
  • A competitive salary,
  • Term-time only and flexible working
  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme LGPS,

As part of REAch2 employee benefits we also offer an eye care scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family and membership of ‘perks at work’ – which includes discounts on holidays, shopping, family days out and much more.

Commitment to safeguarding

At REAch2 we recognise that academies and academy personnel are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all of our pupils.

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About Lower Farm Academy

School type
Free School, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
283 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Phone number
02475 267760

Part of Reach2 Primary Academy Trust

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