Category: Education Support (School Based)
Closing Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2025
Type: Permanent, Part Time
Job Reference: FEB20258307
Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale E: £4,634 to £4,940 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£25,584 - £27,269 full time/full year equivalent)
Part Time: 7.5 hours per week / 1 day (Tuesday) (Please see below in regard to mandatory training.)
East Point Academy has a big mission - that every student leaves us being able to read confidently and fluently! Can you help us make this a reality?
Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the “Planning your application” section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.
At Inspiration Trust, our mantra is that all children can achieve and succeed, no matter what their background. We are therefore seeking reliable, proactive and efficient Reading Mentors to help our most vulnerable students close the gap between their reading age and their chronological age. Full training will be provided to deliver Thinking Reading, a 1:1 intensive reading intervention within the context of a high-performing academy chain with a vision for truly inclusive schools.
The role will require you to develop and maintain effective and supportive relationships with the students you work with, and have a calm, clear, and consistent approach to working with young people. You will need to deliver the Thinking Reading programme with a high degree of fidelity and engage in the required training in order to do this successfully.
The successful applicants will have:
* Good ICT, numeracy, and literacy skills
* Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age
* Ability to evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
* General understanding of National Curriculum and other basic learning programmes
East Point Academy is a great place to work. The school’s values help the academy prepare pupils to be successful in the community, both while at school and throughout their life beyond. We are part of the Inspiration Trust, which is committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools.
For information on what it is like to live and work in Lowestoft, click here. East Point Academy was inspected by Ofsted in February 2022, achieving another Good rating. “Pupils feel safe at the school. There are clear routines for behaviour which help pupils meet teachers’ high expectations. In lessons, behaviour is calm, with pupils’ attention focused on learning.”
When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
The Trust also offers:
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
* Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
* Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
* Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
* Salary sacrifice schemes
* Free Parking (on most sites)
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation.
Discussions about the role are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by emailing the PA to the Principal, juliecollins@inspirationtrust.org
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Monday 24th February 2025
In addition to the advertised regular working day of Tuesday each week, candidates must ensure they can attend mandatory training for this role. Training will be held over three to four days each week during the weeks commencing 12th and 19th of May, totalling six to eight days. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from candidates who cannot attend these sessions.
Inspiration 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 staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
For further information about this vacancy please contact us using Ref: FEB20258307.
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