Intervention Teaching Assistant

Full Job Description

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*? 

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job title:             Intervention Teaching Assistant

Location:           Westbourne School, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 2EL

Hours:                37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary:                £20,906.25 per annum

Contract:           Permanent, Term Time only

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Intervention Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team at Westbourne School, part of Acorn Education.

About the Role

• To ensure provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students
• To contribute to meeting aims and targets of pupils EHCPs
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
• To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others in relation to supporting literacy in the classroom.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students in terms Teaching/Instructing
• To undertake an appropriate programme of support and intervention in accordance with the duties of a support worker as outlined in the generic job description.
• To plan and deliver literacy/numeracy/intervention lessons that are differentiated to meet the needs of each pupil. Lessons will be 1:1 and can be full class groups where appropriate.
• To effectively assess the progress made by the pupils during these lessons and use this to effectively to plan the pupils next steps to ensure good progress is made.

Teaching/Instructing

• To undertake an appropriate programme of support and intervention in accordance with the duties of a support worker as outlined in the generic job description.
• To plan and deliver literacy/numeracy/intervention lessons that are differentiated to meet the needs of each pupil. Lessons will be 1:1 and can be full class groups where appropriate.
• To effectively assess the progress made by the pupils during these lessons and use this to effectively to plan the pupils next steps to ensure good progress is made

Qualifications Required

• Maths and English L2 or GCSE grade 4

Experience

• Working within education 

Please provide a personal statement relating to the job role

For a full list of Duties and Responsibilities, please see the Job Description

About Us

Westbourne School caters for pupils aged 11-18 and we are growing to 85 pupils across two sites. You will be responsible for planning and delivering various subjects across the curriculum. Differentiation and individualised learning strategies are vital skills required to meet the needs of all our pupils who will have had varying degrees of success in their educational lives.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education? 

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit 

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