Specialist Literacy Assistant

Brookfields Special School, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6SW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 December 2024 at 8am

• Date listed

  21 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Hours: 0830-1630 Monday, 0830-1530 Tuesday to Friday term time plus INSETs and Twilights
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,979 to £29,777
• Additional allowances:

  SEN £1,456

What skills and experience we're looking for

Skills and Abilities

Sound literacy and numeracy skills

Ability to make use of ICT to support pupils’ learning

Able to confidently and competently apply knowledge and skills acquired from training into a practical classroom context

Good planning and organisational skills

Ability to motivate and encourage pupils

Understand and be confident in use of :
Relevant technology and AAC.
See and Learn
Colourful Semantics
Clicker

Qualifications & Experience

Relevant qualifications to include either A Levels, NVQ3 (including English and Maths) or NNEB plus GCSEs grades A to C or Sub level 3 vocational qualification

Demonstrable and relevant SEN experience

3 years’ experience with pupils with learning difficulties

Appropriate Specialism Subject qualification

Demonstrable and relevant experience within a school based setting

Qualified First Aider

Knowledge

Knowledge of the Early Year’s curriculum or national curriculum

Understanding the child protection, safeguarding and bullying issues and able to demonstrate understanding of own accountabilities

Knowledge of the key factors that can affect the way pupils learn

Demonstrate knowledge of the key factors that can affect the ways pupils learn

Awareness of and willing to promote the School’s social inclusion policies and practices

Have a good knowledge of the strategies and interventions that you will be required to use and model/train staff in the use of:
o RWI
o Pre-Phonics and Phonics
o Visual Phonics
o LExplore
o Multi-sensory approaches to Literacy
o Reading assessments and the Reading spine

Skills and Abilities

Sound literacy and numeracy skills

Ability to make use of ICT to support pupils’ learning

Able to confidently and competently apply knowledge and skills acquired from training into a practical classroom context

Good planning and organisational skills

q Ability to motivate and encourage pupils

Understand and be confident in use of :
o Relevant technology and AAC.
o See and Learn
o Colourful Semantics
o Clicker

What the school offers its staff

• Training: A full induction and on the job training with a commitment to supporting and coaching you towards excellent practice
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance with a supportive whole staff team and governing body
• an exciting and challenging role
• a fantastic pupil population with supportive parents and families
• a highly professional staff team
• onsite parking

Further details about the role

The role of Specialist Literacy Assistant is an exciting opportunity for the right person to be involved with the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the literacy intervention programmes as well as raising expectations for pupils with SEN. They will be taking individual pupils or small groups and work with them, supporting their learning and development.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@brookfields.w-berks.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Schools support staff application form.doc - 363 KB (opens in new tab)

Specialist Literacy Assistant (1).doc - 215 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brookfields Special School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Brookfields Special School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@brookfields.w-berks.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0118 942 1382
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brookfields-special-school (opens in new tab)

SEN School catering for 3 to 19 year olds

Arranging a visit to Brookfields Special School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@brookfields.w-berks.sch.uk.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Reading and Berkshire