Teaching Assistant - Reading Champion (Level 2)

VACANCY FOR READING CHAMPION (LEVEL TWO TEACHING ASSISTANT) AT WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY!

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only)

Salary: Grade 5, Points 5-7 (Meridian Trust) £17,386.82-£17,974.28

Start date: ASAP

We have an exciting opportunity for a Reading Champion at West Town Primary Academy. This rewarding role will involve the promotion of reading and literacy in our school and will include overseeing intervention programmes using our ‘Little Wandle’ reading and phonics resources. This is a role with opportunities for development and you will be working alongside our Early Reading and Phonics Lead and teaching staff in the aim of supporting our children to become confident and independent readers. You will be leading small group interventions and providing one-to-one reading support as well as promoting reading widely across the school and developing additional resources for interventions. This will be a fun, varied and fulfilling role where you will be engaging effectively with children, teaching staff and parents/carers. 

The opportunity:

• To make a real difference to the progress of our pupils
• To support readers of all abilities and actively promote a reading culture
• Outstanding professional development for all staff
• Involvement in extra-curricular activities linked to the role e.g. World Book Day
• Term-time only contract enabling flexibility around other commitments

The ideal candidate:

• Grade 5/C or above in GCSE English & Mathematics (or equivalent)  
• Will have a love of reading!
• Practical experience of working with children and young people
• Is able to form good relationships with children and work in partnerships with parents, colleagues and other professionals
• Is able to provide focused one-to-one support
• Is an excellent communicator and can work well in a team
• Willingness to undertake training
• An understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues

 Benefits of working for us include:

• Local government pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Excellent family friendly working policies
• Generous sick pay
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Free on-site parking       
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Free tea and coffee making facilities

West Town Primary Academy, situated close to the centre of Peterborough, is a place where you will quickly feel the friendly and positive ethos from our children and staff. Our Academy prides itself on our enthusiasm for learning with children who love to share their latest pieces of work and activities in addition to supporting and helping each other.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information, please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Visits are warmly welcomed – please contact the school office at West Town Primary School on 01733 852400 or email office@westtownprimary.org to arrange an appointment.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 24th September 2024 at 09:00am.

Interviews: Monday 30th September 2024

Please note that Meridian Trust may reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date of the advertisement.

This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for school based jobs must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions when prompted to do so. 

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.