Educational Teaching Assistant​/Cover Supervisor – English - Saints Catholic College

Responsibilities

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Educational Teaching Assistant to support our successful English department. This role will also incorporate cover supervision duties within the English department for a maximum of 1 day’s equivalent per week. The salary is a combination of scales to reflect the duties.

The successful candidate will work under the guidance of the English Faculty Leader and the SENDCo to implement and oversee agreed work programmes with individual and small groups of students by supporting progress through intervention. This intervention will be in the form of extraction groups and in‑class support. Competence in understanding and delivering GCSE English content up to grade 5 is essential.

We are looking for a candidate committed to playing a part in transforming the lives of our young people.

You will need to be able to work collaboratively and flexibly and build good relationships with both students and staff, demonstrating a respectful and caring attitude towards everyone in school.

Experience of working with children in a school environment and having the appropriate literacy to support students is required.

• An attractive pension scheme for both Teaching and Support staff.
• A high‑quality wellbeing package including medical cover, counselling, physiotherapy, fast track medical cover, care service and a 24‑hour GP helpline.
• Care First Advice – a 24/7 information and counselling service.
• Cycle to Work scheme – tax free bikes and safety equipment can be payable by payroll deduction through a partnership with Cycle scheme.
• Free parking.

All Saints is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks, including online searches and a satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.