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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    11 October 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    2 October 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time: 31 hours per week, term time only

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

Grade E9-15 - Actual Salary £20,512 - £22,472

What skills and experience we're looking for

Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a comprehensive girls’ state secondary school, with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and is committed to providing an excellent education to children in the local area. We are proud of the progress our students make from their starting points during their time with us: in 2022 - 2023 the school’s Progress 8 score was +0.52 and 40% of GCSE entries were graded 7 to 9 last year. The school is proud to be part of theCoombe Academy Trust.

Our school is vibrant and diverse, serving the local area of New Malden. We value every individual and the rich wealth of experience, knowledge, values and beliefs they bring to our school. The experience and talent you will bring to our school will ensure we continue to provide the best education for our students and further increase the breadth of opportunity for the next generation. We particularly encourage applications from colleagues in underrepresented groups.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, versatile and well organised person to oversee pupil study when a teacher is unavailable due to courses, trips, sickness or other absence.The successful candidate should have a good sense of discipline and a non-confrontational manner.Cover supervisors work with pupils but are not required to do preparation, planning or marking.You will also be required to undertake some clerical duties as and when necessary. Educated to a degree level would be desirable but not essential.

This role would be ideal for someone looking to gain experience before embarking on teacher training.

This role is for 30 hours a week, term time only.

We will offer you:

  • An exciting opportunity in a vibrant school
  • A guaranteed CPD plan tailored to individual requirements including financial support for ‘M’ Level study.
  • Access to an Employee Wellbeing Programme including counselling and mentoring
  • Employee benefits such as Cycle Scheme, Pension Schemes and access to CSSC member benefits scheme
  • Touch screen chromebooks with G Suite education embedded throughout
  • Free onsite Parking
  • An enthusiastic Staff Association offering opportunities for staff sport and socialising
  • Excellent location with direct rail links to London Waterloo (25 mins) and a frequent bus service to Kingston upon Thames

Our ideal candidate will:

  • Be able to work effectively and constructively as a member of a team
  • Be well organised and efficient, demonstrating an ability to use their initiative and work unsupervised.
  • Have the ability to work in a busy environment, be able to multi-task and perform well under pressure.
  • Good ICT skills to support learning and complete administrative tasks.
  • The ability and willingness to learn new skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication.
  • The confidence to assist students as well as staff to complete work.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake online checks and an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. We are fully committed to protecting our pupils and staff and therefore have a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers evidence about a candidate’s suitability to work with children and have proactive safeguarding procedures in place.

We encourage early applications as we may close this vacancy at any time should the right candidate be found.

What the school offers its staff

Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a comprehensive girls’ state secondary school, with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and is committed to providing an excellent education to children in the local area. We are proud of the progress our students make from their starting points during their time with us. We place significant emphasis on excellent pastoral care and opportunities for personal development. We foster the approach of ‘Brave, not perfect’ in our students and are committed to preparing them for a ‘world of opportunity’.

Our school is vibrant and diverse, serving the local area of New Malden. We value every individual and the rich wealth of experience, knowledge, values and beliefs they bring to our school. We are very proud of our students and their zest for life and new opportunities. The experience, passion and talent you will bring to our school will ensure we continue to provide the best education for our students and further increase the breadth of opportunity for the next generation. We particularly encourage applications from colleagues in underrepresented groups.

We have a long tradition of using research to develop our teaching and learning to the benefit of our students. The vast majority of our students in the Sixth Form continue to university at 18.

Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is situated in New Malden in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and there are excellent rail links to both London Waterloo.

We are proud to be part of the Coombe Academy Trust and enjoy the opportunities for collaborative working and developing strength provided by the Trust. www.coombeschools.org

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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About Coombe Girls' School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1559 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a comprehensive girls’ state secondary school, with a co-educational Sixth Form.

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