Senior Teaching Assistant - Literacy Interventions

Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JE

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2024

• Closing date

  6 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,091.00 - £19,602.00 Annually (Actual)

Senior Teaching Assistant - Literacy Interventions job summary

Senior Teaching Assistant - Literacy Interventions

Responsible to: SENDCo/AHT Inclusion
Salary Scale: Grade 6 - £18,091 - £19,602 (FTE: £25,992 - £28,163)
Working time: 30 hours per week (subject to negotiation)

Contract: Permanent – Term Time Only - 39 weeks per year
Application deadline: 6 December (interviews may be conducted as applications are received, and the advert may close early

Job Purpose: Under the professional direction of the SENDCo or qualified teacher:

• Provide specialist literacy support across the school
• Close the gap and improve literacy standards for students below expected levels
• Support teaching of phonics and reading fluency
• Deliver interventions and adapt learning programmes for individuals and groups

Key Tasks:

• Diagnose literacy needs through testing
• Plan, timetable, and deliver targeted interventions for individuals or groups
• Assess, record, and report on student progress, ensuring accurate evidence
• Share strategies, test results, and plans with relevant staff
• Adapt resources and methods for pupils’ needs
• Prepare interventions and support social/emotional well-being
• Provide specialist SEND support, including in-class and exam assistance (e.g., reader or scribe)
• Collaborate with parents, carers, and professionals (e.g., speech therapists)

• Promote teamwork and effective communication
• Follow school policies on child protection, health and safety, confidentiality, and data protection.
• Attend staff and LSA briefings.
• Participate in INSET days and training.

Requirements:

• Educated to A level standards or equivalent, including Level 2 or GCSE A-C in Maths
• Experience of delivering interventions to support vulnerable learner
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
• Good nderstanding of child development and learning processe
• A commitment to safeguarding duty and promoting children’s wellbeing in accordance with school guidelines

How to apply:

Please complete the application form on My New Term. If you have any further questions please contact Jeremiah at hrwest@acertrust.org.uk.

Variable Hours Policy

This position is subject to a variable hours clause where the contracted hours can be reduced by a third. This enables schools to manage the fluctuations in pupil’s needs that can occur from one year to the next while offering a permanent contract.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Matthew Arnold School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1285 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Matthew Arnold School website (opens in new tab)
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Matthew Arnold is a popular and successful school on the edge of Oxford with an excellent local reputation. We are focussed on improving outcomes for every student and are committed to staff development to support this.

The school is part of the Acer Trust family of schools so there is opportunity to share expertise and experiences and enjoy professional development with more than one school. Our induction programmes give strong support to NQTs.

We offer defined-benefit public sector pension schemes (Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme), a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, good bus links, car and cycle parking.

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