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Classroom Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Fixed Term

Enterprise Learning Alliance Thanet, Margate

  • Ref:KCC886-1128-231S
  • Posted:12/08/2019
  • Pay:KR3 £17,365 TTO actual salary £15,582
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:01/09/2019 at 17:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Classroom Assistant - Enterprise Learning Alliance - Thanet & Dover

1 Year Fixed Term Position

Do you have the skills to work in a dynamic challanging environment?

Can you engage pupils in learning and support their personel development?

Then the Teaching Assistant post at the Enterprise Learning Alliance is the job for you.

This position is based within the Enterprise Learning Alliance, where an alternative learning environment is provided for KS4 and KS3 pupils. The successful candidate will provide support in all areas of the broad curriculum on offer , including academic and vocational subjects, both on-site and off-site.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance is looking for a Classroom Assistant to join this well established and exciting staff team. This post is full-time for 37 hours a week , term time only. Applicants for the post will have to provide evidence of qualifications in Maths and English to at least Level 2 and evidence of effective working with disengaged  young people.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance is committed to developing and training staff. In discussion with the successful candidate there is an opportunity to undertake teacher training as career progression.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and this post is therefore subject to DBS/CRB clearance and relevant references being received.

Information about the school

The Enterprise Learning Alliance is an innovative school that offers students across all Key Stages an involving, engaging and broad curriculum. The School has educational provision in both the Thanet and Dover District

Working closely with local schools and agencies, the school operates across several sites in the Thanet and Dover area providing individual learning pathways to allow pupils to achieve positive outcomes.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance educates pupils between the ages of 11-16 in both full time and respite education. The school has also developed an innovative and successful outreach service for local schools.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance has the following visions for the school:

                                       Vision Statement 



                          Aspirational Destination Pathways

EMPOWER

Empower our pupils to live in the wider word. Taking ownership of their emotional wellbeing, behaviour and social development to open up multiple destination pathways.

LEARN

Learn new skills and expand their knowledge in a wide range of contexts and subjects to open up multiple destination pathways.

ACHIEVE

Achieve the best possible outcomes in a wide range of qualifications to open up multiple destination pathways.

We achieve this by supporting our pupils to be:

Right Place

Ready to Learn

Respectful.

Being rated as good in its last Ofsted in 2019 inspection the Enterprise Learning Alliance is dedicated to the development of good and outstanding teaching and learning.

The Enterprise Learning alliance values all staff members and invests in their personal and professional development. The Enterprise Learning Alliance has built strong working relationships with schools in the locality and shares expertise and CPD with schools in both districts.

As a school we value staff wellbeing. We have an active staff well-being Committee and offer various packages like Gym memberships to support staff well-being.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all posts at ELA are therefore subject to an enhanced DBS/CRB clearance and relevant references being received. A link to the schools child protection policy can be found on the school website, under Information/policies.

In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance and as part of the shortlisting process, the ELA reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidates suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

For more information please visit the school website http://www.ela.kent.sch.uk/

Job Contact Information

  • Name:David DuCane
  • Address:The Westwood Centre, Unit L, Enterprise Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JA
  • Telephone: 01843606666
  • Email: dducane@ela.kent.sch.uk
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.