We seek to appoint a Senior Advanced Teaching Assistant to join the support team at Graham School, to lead and deliver Literacy I.....
We seek to appoint a Senior Advanced Teaching Assistant to join the support team at Graham School, to lead and deliver Literacy Interventions.
The postholder will be responsible for the implementation of aspects of our literacy strategy supported by the SENCo and the HLTA for SEND Interventions. This role will involve delivering learning activities for a significant number of individual pupils or groups in line with our intervention programme. We currently use Fresh Start and are introducing Reading Plus across the school. Activities may involve assisting in the planning, preparing and delivering of learning activities as well as monitoring pupils, assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development, under the direction of the HLTA and SENCo.
Graham School is a growing 11 - 16 school in Scarborough. We are very proud of our transformation in the past few years and the huge progress being made by everyone in our community. Everything we do is based on our values Honesty, Empathy, Aspiration, Resilience, Teamwork and our vision is to 'Grow, Learn and Achieve together'. Our aim is for our students to flourish academically and to develop into responsible and resilient young people who will succeed and make a positive contribution to their community. Colleagues are valued and respected, benefiting from support from experienced staff both in school and across the Hope Sentamu Learning Trust. Professional development is important to us and we will support your aspirations and ensure you have every opportunity to develop your career. Join our committed and enthusiastic staff at #TeamGraham and be part of the continued growth of our school.
We welcome visits to the school. If you would like to come and see our school during a working day please contact hello@gra.hslt.academy. We look forward to meeting you soon!
This role will be delivering learning activities for a significant number of individual pupils or groups (in the case of small primary schools, groups may constitute the whole class). Activities may involve assisting in the planning, preparing and delivering of learning activities as well as monitoring pupils, assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development, under the direction of class/subject teacher.
Job Details
Hours of Work: 35 Hours per Week, Term Time Only
Position Type: Fixed Term - Initially fixed term for one year.
Line Manager: SENCo
Travel Required: Occasional
The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.
Application Process
Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.
Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.
Hope Sentamu Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.