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Full/Part Time Teaching Assistant - Full-time/Part-time

Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge

  • Ref:KCC886-5450-33S
  • Posted:17/11/2022
  • Pay:Hillview Range 4 ((19,680) Actual salary £14,268
  • Start Date:January 2023
  • App Close Date:05/12/2022 at 17:00
  • Interviews:TBA

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Full/Part Time Teaching Assistant

The View@ East Street

(Satellite centre of Hillview School for Girls)

Are you passionate about supporting young people, recognising individual qualities and strengths, and aspiring to attain excellence in learning support?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and experienced team here at The View @ East Street to offer a range of support to students in lessons and supporting with their independent study sessions in small groups and 1-1.

Full time equivalent salary £19,680 gross per annum (pro rata to £14,268)

(Hillview Range 4 Point 11)

Hours of work: Full time equates to 31hrs per week, term-time only, plus Inset days.

Part time considered but would need to be able to work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

(Hours between 8.20am-3.20pm)

 

WHY CHOOSE US?

The View @ East Street is a provision based in the heart of Tonbridge. It is a comfortable and small-scale study centre for 16 to 18-year-old students. This Satellite Centre, of the highly successful Hillview School for Girls, offers the highest level of support through a personalised and nurturing approach to its students, with dedicated pastoral support, counsellors and support mentors. This centre supports young people who would benefit and prefer to study in a smaller learning environment.

Within the centre we also support Year 11 students from other local schools with an anxiety-based school avoidance programme. With our first cohort of Post 16 and Year 11 students last year, there is proven success of the work we do with our students with 97.5% of all our students having a positive destination in education or training.

Additional Learning Support at TV@ES is designed to remove any potential barriers to learning and ensure successful outcomes. We work closely with all our students and parents to organise support and make reasonable adjustments to their learning experiences to enable positive outcomes emotionally, socially and academically.

You will have the skills to:

  • Provide 1:1 and small group support as necessary and as specified by the Centre Manager & ASENCo
  • Supervise and work with groups and individual students to make sure they understand their work and stay focused within study sessions
  • Follow programmes of intervention aimed at improving, for example, literacy, numeracy and self-esteem
  • Work within different subject areas to provide in-class support for students with special needs and SEMH
  • Be aware of the factors that affect students' social, emotional and mental health and support in this
  • Actively encourage students to participate in learning tasks and activities consistent with their developmental level, physical abilities and medical conditions
  • Provide praise and encouragement to students to recognise and promote confidence and self esteem
  • Be able to recognise and refer any safeguarding issues by following school policy
  • Carry out any other reasonable duties as required by the Centre Manager

Interested applicants please return a completed application form by e-mail to Mrs Amanda Dennett,

HR Manager at dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 5 December 2022

Please note: Applications may be considered whilst the post is being advertised. Hillview School reserves the right to close earlier than the stated deadline         

 

 

Information about the school

We are a creative, inclusive school where all students flourish and make exceptional progress. Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

Hillview consistently achieves above national average and recognises the value and importance in developing the child beyond qualifications and preparing them for the future world beyond education. Our students enjoy their time at school and the staff enjoy the supportive, caring and friendly atmosphere.

Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

By encouraging a ‘can-do’ culture, our students become astute, ambitious and independent. Visitors often comment about how articulate and enthusiastic our students are.

Our vision is that: students unlock their pure potential to drive their future and thrive in society.

The pure potential belief is integral to everything that we do in school and the outcomes we expect for our students.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01732 368718

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.