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Teaching Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Job Share

The Charles Dickens School, Broadstairs

  • Ref:KCC886-5438-267S
  • Posted:09/03/2017
  • Pay:KR3 £14,671-£16,633 pa (pro rata £3,673-£4,165.17)
  • Start Date:Feb 2017
  • App Close Date:31/03/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Teaching Assistant (Job Share)

Part time  Thursday & Friday - 11 hours per week (0.2504 FTE)

KR3 £14,671-£16,633 (pro rats to £3,673.85-£4.165.17pa)

OUR SCHOOL  This is an excellent time to join The Charles Dickens School as it joins Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) working in partnership with Barton Court Grammar School Academy, an outstanding co-educational grammar school in Canterbury. This new venture will see The Charles Dickens students and staff benefit from outstanding leadership and the sharing of best practice. The Trust is committed to excellence in professional development.

THE POST Required as soon as possible, an excellent part time Teaching Assistant to work in a job share arrangement, 2 days per week on a Thursday and a Friday, reporting to the SENCO.

Candidates should be able to support classroom teachers with the delivery of quality teaching and learning together with raising standards of achievement for all students. You should be educated to at least Level 3 standard or equivalent and have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working closely with SEND students. A good knowledge of policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health, safety, security and confidentiality is required along with the ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with both adult and students.

Hours of work will be 08:40-15.10, Thursday and Friday, with an hour unpaid break.

Following the proposed restructure we anticipate the terms and conditions for this post will change and the salary will be amended to start £14,967-£16,967 (pro rata to £3,681.62-£4,173.58pa) and an FTE of 0.2460

HOW TO APPLY Applications for this post should be made online only via the School's website.CVs alone will not be accepted. Please email your application to Mrs Jeantte Winkworth - recruitment@cds.kent.sch.uk

If you wish to discuss this post further please contact Mrs Frederique Lane, SENCO by telephone or email flane@cds.kent.sch.uk

The Charles Dickens School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application vai the Disclosure & Barring Service and a checkagainst the ISA Barred List for Children.

Closing date: This position will remain openuntil filled.

Information about the school

The Trust

Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.

It currently consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020; The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, rated “Good” by Ofsted in March 2023 and Barton Manor Free School, an 11–18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury which opened to Year 7 in September 2022 and as the school grows now has Y7 & 8 from September 2023.

Our School

The Charles Dickens School is a successful, over-subscribed, non-selective 11-18 school located in Broadstairs, Kent. We have a vision and a determination to provide our community with an excellent school and we are making great progress towards this. Our results in 2022 identified us as the most improved school in Kent (out of 101 secondary schools) and one of the most improved schools in the country, and our results in 2023 are similarly strong. Schools Week identified us as the 8th most improved school in the country between 2019 and 2023, for schools with an above average proportion of Pupil Premium pupils. Our recent Ofsted Inspection in March 2023 graded the School "Good" in every category.

To work here is to embrace the challenges of an economically-diverse community and understand the influence education has in addressing social immobility. There are few schools in the country where a teacher’s ability to change lives is so evident. Without hyperbole, this is a career-defining mission. We’re looking for brilliant people to join us on our journey.

The School has excellent facilities. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the art electronic interactive whiteboards. There are excellent specialist facilities for sport, hospitality, engineering, dance, drama, music and art. We have a Specialist Resource Provision for visually-impaired children. We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent beyond traditional academic subjects. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.

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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.