Lead Teaching Assistant - Reading Specialist - Part-time

Ursuline College, Westgate On Sea

• Ref:KCC886-4633-412S
• Posted:07/06/2023
• Pay:KR6 £21,801 - £23,262 (£15,271 - £16,294 pro rata)
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:19/06/2023 at 09:00
• Interviews:w/c 3rd July 23

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We are looking for a dynamic Lead Teaching Assistant - Reading Specialist to join our skilful team as soon as possible. The role will be for 30 hours per week term time only plus 5 inset days. There are also 5 weeks additional paid annual leave.

Ursuline will be working in partnership with ‘Thinking Reading’ to eradicate illiteracy. Thinking Reading is a 1-1 programme that will benefit students whose reading age is 2 years or more below their chronological age in Year 7-8 and 3 years or more below for Year 9-11. Thinking Reading specifically focuses on students who cannot decode.

Full details of the role can be found in the accompanying job description which also includes a person specification.  

We reserve the right to close vacancies early, therefore, if interested please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Information about the school

Ursuline College is situated in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. There is a fast rail service to London and the historic city of Canterbury is only 11 miles away.

The Ursuline is part of a cluster of three secondary schools within the Kent Catholic Schools Partnership multi-academy trust. The Trust provides the opportunity and encourages the development of effective working relationships with colleagues in the other schools so that our students can realise their full potential.

The school is fully committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore all staff are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure along with other relevant employment checks.

If you are interested in joining our team of dynamic Educators and amazing administration/support staff, if you are highly motivated and wish to promote the education of our students, then please consider this post. For more information please visit our school website: http://www.ursuline.kent.sch.uk or contact us on hr@ursuline.kent.sch.uk

Visiting the Ursuline prior to application is welcomed to experience the feel of the College and school life. You do not have to be Catholic to apply for the post – we welcome applications from people of all faiths and none. Please do not wait until the closing date to submit your application which should be emailed to hr@ursuline.kent.sch.uk or submitted via the ‘Apply now’ button above.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Clair Gavin
• Address:225 Canterbury Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8LX
• Telephone: 01843 834431
• Email: hr@ursuline.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Privacy Notice
• Consent for References
• Job Description
• Recruitment Monitoring
• Rehabilitation of Offenders