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Cover Supervisor Teaching/Child Support - Part-time

Kingsnorth CEP School, Ashford

  • Ref:KCC886-3140-97S
  • Posted:04/10/2018
  • Pay:KR5
  • Start Date:Jan 2019
  • App Close Date:01/11/2018 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Week beginning 12 November 2018

Advert

Key Stage 1/2 Cover Teacher– Full Time
(30 hours per week – term time only)

Come and join us! Help make us an ‘Outstanding School’!

Are you willing to contribute your ideas, your time and commitment to the whole school?

Are you committed to learning and teaching, and a sensible work/life balance?

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, highly motivated, dynamic and forward thinking Cover Teacher who will supervise whole classes for PPA and short term absence undertaking pre-prepared activities provided by a teacher.

Main responsibilities will include:
To undertake whole class supervision in the absence of the class teacher, delivering work previously prepared by the teacher
To develop curricular knowledge as required by the school
To apply the school’s Behaviour Policy
To set homework previously prepared by the teacher
To undertake observations of the pupils and contribute to pupil records

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, creative, energetic and able to work collaboratively across our whole school team.

If you have experience with working with children and are confident in managing and maintaining a focused learning environment, you will excel in working as part of our team. This job allows for a large amount of autonomy in the classroom and would a suit a person looking for an exciting and rewarding job, possibly before embarking further in a career in teaching.

We are an ambitious and successful school, graded ‘Good’ in our last Ofsted inspection. We take the progress of our staff and pupils seriously and can offer you good career development and the chance to work with our existing dedicated staff.

We are a strong and caring school, with enthusiastic and engaging children. The successful candidate will be well supported by our whole school team.

Kingsnorth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide excellent references and to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Visits to the school are highly encouraged and you will find a wealth of information about our school on our website www.kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk.

If this position appeals to you, empowering you to make a real difference to pupil achievement, please contact the school office to arrange a visit or an informal conversation on 01233 622673.

If you are interested in the above position, please complete the KCC Support Staff Application Form. Candidates should specify in their application the age range of pupils with which they have experience.

Please apply online – www.kent-teach.com

Information about the school

Kingsnorth CE Primary School is an exciting and vibrant place to learn and develop. We were judged as outstanding in our SIAMS. In our most recent OFSTED as a ‘Good School’.

We are also one of 34 English Hub school’s across the country. We are an active and leading school within Aquila (The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust - www.diocant-aquila.org). We work in strong partnership with other schools across Ashford, South Kent and beyond, providing support and learning opportunities for our staff.

We are a flag ship school for the Inclusion Quality Mark and are extending this by working with Nurture UK to further develop our provision as we understand that all behaviour is communication. We have recently been successful in being awarded the Leading Parent Partnership Award and the Wellbeing Award. We are also very proud of our Outdoor Learning/Forest school provision which we are incorporating with our OPaL (Outdoor Learning and Play) scheme.

We are situated next to the church in the heart of Kingsnorth village, south of Ashford. We are a large 2 form entry school with 420 children on roll. We have strong links with the local Church and Community. Our supportive Governing Body and active PFA play key roles in school life.

Kingsnorth CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

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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.