What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a confident and self-motivated individual to provide specialist skills and knowledge to ensure that pupils and students who have literacy-related special educational needs or other needs affecting literacy make progress.
You will conduct ongoing literacy assessments of pupils and students to ensure that interventions are matched effectively. This will involve planning, preparing and delivering literacy learning programmes and monitoring the pupils/students by assessing, recording and reporting on their achievements, progress and development.
Applicants need to possess strong literacy skills and will be required to sit a literacy test as part of the interview process. Where necessary, training will be provided for the successful candidate.
What the school offers its staff
Previous experience of working with children in an educational setting is essential
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
Benefits include: Free car parking, lunch provided on site, and Employee Assistance Programme
Commitment to safeguarding
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.