Learning Supervisor/Pastoral Assistant
The Kings of Wessex Academy, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQThis job expired on 11 July 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
11 July 2022 at 8am
Date listed
1 July 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 12
Actual salary
- £16,469
Learning Supervisor/Pastoral Assistant job summary
Learning Supervisor/Pastoral Assistant
Permanent from September 2022
32.5 hours per week, term time only
Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 3.30 pm, with a half hour unpaid lunch break
Grade 12 £22571 - £25927 per annum pro rata
Starting Salary £16469
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Lesson Supervisor/Pastoral Assistant to join our talented team. You will supervise whole classes, deliver pre-planned lessons during the short-term absence of teaching staff and provide learning support for individuals and groups of students where necessary. This is an exciting post offering an excellent opportunity for an energetic and creative individual to thrive in the dynamic, inclusive and progressive Upper School. The role can be useful experience for those considering a career in teaching.
The primary focus when supervising will be to ensure ongoing student progress to learning, maintain behaviour and keep students on task. The Learning Supervisor/Pastoral Assistant will respond to questions and generally assist students to undertake activities, which have been set by the teacher. To work closely alongside Pastoral leaders on a daily basis supporting the students. Additional duties include preparation and organisation of resources and providing support to teaching staff and students when cover is not required.
Candidates will need to demonstrate the following:
• Good presence, excellent communication skills, patience, and the ability to understand the needs of students
• Experience of working with, or relating to, young people and having a commitment to their education, development, welfare and aspirations is highly desirable but transferrable skills and professions will also be considered
• Computer literate
• The ability to set clear boundaries and be empathetic and patient
• Ability to use their own initiative, with good planning and organising skills and the ability to adapt quickly to a varied and constantly changing routine
• Work well in a team
• Applicants should be well educated, and ideally have experience of supporting young people either in the classroom or across other contexts. Training will be given
Closing date: Monday 11 July 2022 – 8.00 am
Interview date: to be confirmed
To apply for this position, please complete a support staff application form, (which is available on our website), together with a letter of application for the attention of Mr D Wiltshire (Headteacher). Your letter should be no more than two pages of A4, detailing your experience to date and why you are the best candidate for the position. Completed applications should be returned by post to the HR Department or by email to jobs@kowessex.co.uk
This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure Procedure
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Wessex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding young people and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff appointed will undergo online checks and be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
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About The Kings of Wessex Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1050 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Kings of Wessex Academy website
- Email address
- jobs@kowessex.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01934 742608
Kings is a high achieving 13-18 years school. Exam results are consistently high year-on-year, with students making outstanding progress from Key Stage 2 to 4, and after the Sixth Form many students go on to top universities.
Accolades and league tables are important, but there is more to Kings than percentages and statistics.
We believe in every child, and have high expectations for them regardless of their background. We take pride in excellent attendance and behaviour, a positive attitude, and smart uniform. We want every child who attends Kings to be happy in their learning and believe that they can succeed.
Our dedicated and committed staff are here to guide and support students on a daily basis so that they feel loved, cared for and supported.
Kings is very much a community school within the heart of the beautiful Cheddar Valley here in Somerset, and is an Upper School of the family of soon to be 16 First and Middle Schools.
We are part of the Wessex Learning Trust that strives to offer a world class, 21st century education for all young people between the ages of 2 and 18, by providing outstanding learning opportunities and creating centres of educational excellence that meet the needs of all children.
We are passionate that our work in the classroom inspires a love of learning, enquiry and creativity as we strive to develop our young people to prepare them for life and their next steps in our globally competitive world.
As an Upper School, exams are obviously a significant part of our work and goals and, therefore, every lesson and every piece of homework really counts. We encourage students to do their best and take pride in their subjects so that ultimately in the final exams they will realise their true potential.
Students who join Kings at age 13 in Year 9 follow a continuous curriculum, meeting the full suite of subjects, developing their study skills, before embarking fully upon their Key Stage 4 courses for their GCSEs. For the final year of Year 11 each student is assigned a staff Mentor with whom they meet to review progress and extra support and to feel really boosted. Students are also encouraged to attend golden time extra sessions during the year and, as the exam season gets closer, a dedicated programme of revision sessions in the Easter holidays.
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