Teaching Assistant (EAL) - Full-time

Leigh Academy Tonbridge, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-5455-360S
• Posted:22/09/2022
• Pay:Actual salary ranging between £16,817 - £17,863
• Start Date:October 2022
• App Close Date:10/10/2022 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Hayesbrook Academy, a successful secondary academy, has a great opportunity for a confident and empathetic Teaching Assistant (EAL) to join their support team from October 2022 to primarily focus on working with our Ukrainian students. Our appointed candidate will join us and receive fantastic training and development opportunities from the off-set with scope to positively influence our students’ learning.

Our appointed candidate will provide support for students who have a range of specific needs and will be able to build rapport well with them, assist them with their classwork and assist the class teacher in delivering an effective and engaging lesson. You will also implement programmes of support designed specially to meet the pupils’ needs. The role is a fantastic role for a new or established colleague who aspires to grow and develop as an outstanding Teaching Assistant within our academy.

A Teaching Assistant should be proactive, communicate well with students and teachers alike to ensure that optimum learning takes place within the class. As an academy, we are committed to the professional development of all colleagues. 

To be considered for the role, you will need to meet the following requirements;

• The ability to speak Ukrainian is highly advantageous
• Educated to at least Level 2 Maths and English, but ideally educated to A-Level or Degree Level 
• Previous experience of working with children/young people, with a real interest in working with this age range
• Previous experience of working with children/young people with special educational needs
• A commitment to motivate and inspire young people, supporting them to overcome any barriers
• Good ICT skills and practice
• You will be committed to personal learning and development, and have a sincere commitment to sharing our long-term aims and drive

​​​​​​​This is a permanent opportunity offering an actual salary ranging between £16,817 - £17,863 (£19,293 - £20,493 full time equivalent), commensurate with experience, based on 37 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.

Information about the school

Core values of integrity, courage and imagination underpin all that we do. We are unrelenting in our mission to teach those that we have the privilege to care for to do the right thing, to make courageous choices and to ignite their curiosity and imagination. Our students will leave the academy with the qualifications and skills to access the very best universities, apprenticeships and careers to which they aspire.

As a local resident and parent, I am personally invested in ensuring Leigh Academy Tonbridge plays an instrumental role in shaping the lives of our young people and the local community. As educators, we are driven by a united purpose: to maximise the future opportunities of every young person that passes through our door. The wellbeing and success of every individual is at the heart of everything we do.

Building on the strengths of our legacy school, Hayesbrook Academy, Leigh Academy Tonbridge will always be an institution that values and nurtures every young person in our care. Our small school model means that every child will be known, cared for and challenged to succeed. As has always been the case at Hayesbrook, we will continue to value the partnerships with our families recognising the critical value of the home-school partnership in ensuring the success of every child.

Leigh Academy Tonbridge is an inspirational community, with high-standards of discipline creating disruption free classrooms and a broad, innovative digital curriculum, underpinned by the principles of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. Our curriculum is knowledge rich, promotes diversity of thought and creates a framework within which students explore, understand and appreciate the power and application of knowledge in real global contexts. Through the implementation of our curriculum students mature into reflective and resilient learners who can work both independently and collaboratively to overcome challenges, are confident critical thinkers and master lifelong learning. We provide all of our students with a Chromebook to develop their digital skills and to enrich their learning in their classrooms and to support their independent study.

Our students flourish, becoming curious, caring and culturally astute young people as they move on to higher education or employment. They leave with a broad skill set and the versatility to embrace the future challenges of the modern world.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Talent Team
• Address:Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PH
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: info@latonbridge.org.uk

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• Teaching Assistant (EAL) | Job Description | Hayesbrook Academy