Curriculum Support Assistant (Outdoor and Physical Education)
The Limes College, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2SDThis job expired on 7 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible.
Closing date
7 December 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: 33 Hours Per Week, Term Time plus five Inset Days and five days worked during school holidays.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,926 - £33,957
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic worker to support our outdoor and physical education programmes, which are seen as particularly important for building self-confidence and teamwork skills within the curriculum.
You will have a flexible approach and be willing to work with teachers and students in a variety of settings, including the classroom.
Applicants should have experience of working with young people in off-site provision. You will need to be a minibus driver, or willing to undergo training. Each year, there are a number overnight residential to which there would be a commitment.
The ideal candidate will have:
- English and Maths qualifications GCSE grade A-C or equivalent;
- Experience of working with students with behavioural difficulties and learning needs on a one-to-one basis or in small groups;
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to maintain positive working relationships with staff, students, parents/carers and other professionals.
What the school offers its staff
The school can offer you:
- Local Government Pension Scheme;
- An organisation with a clear moral purpose to change young people’s lives;
- A programme of professional development for staff at all levels;
- Small class sizes;
- Strong community spirit;
- Staff who are supportive towards each other;
- Free access to our employee assistance scheme;
- Flexible, term-time hours
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 The Limes College
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 108 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Limes College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sroopchund@thelimescollege.org
- Phone number
- 02086521150
The Limes College is a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) which offers alternative education provision outside of a traditional schooling environment to key stages 1 to 4; it accepts students from mainstream schools in Sutton with educational and behavioural needs. The current roll of around 150 students consists of those who have been permanently excluded or those at risk of exclusion. Many students are with us for only a short time while some will remain on roll for their entire GCSE courses. In the last academic year, we worked with 210 students.
Arranging a visit to The Limes College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sroopchund@thelimescollege.org.
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