Job Description
Reading Recovery Teacher/Teaching Assistant
Empowering Learning are looking for a Reading Recovery Teacher to support in a Secondary school in Bolton. The desired candidate will have experience working within an English department with students across KS3 and KS4. This is a full-time role (37 hours per week) and hours would be 8:30-3:15 Monday - Friday. This position is likely to continue until the end of the Academic year in July 2023.
Outline of duties include:
- Teach a minimum of four children, in the required age range (KS3, KS4), individually for 30 minutes daily in school.
- Teach a daily group literacy/phonics intervention
- Maintain careful and clear records on each child.
- Maintain close and regular links with the class teachers of children receiving RR, to ensure that progress is maintained, and independence promoted in whole-class lessons.
- Maintain links with Reading Recover training providers in the region, so that professional practice can be reviewed, updated, and refreshed as and when required.
- Communicate with parents/carers on their role in the programme, so that parents are fully engaged and supportive.
- Plan for the ‘exit’ from the programme and support teachers in monitoring the ongoing progress of children who have benefited from the RR programme
- Share knowledge and expertise with other teachers and teaching assistants to support staff professional development
- Support the school in identifying other additional intervention programmes to be provided and support the delivery of additional lighter touch ‘layered’ interventions provided by teaching assistants or trained volunteers.
About the school: Staff believe every pupil can achieve their full potential and are committed to ensuring their pupils develop a love of learning, a passion for enquiry and a dedication to being the best that they can be. The school aims to ensure that every pupil is inspired and supported to achieve their personal best and if you are interested in joining their vision, please see below.
If you believe you are a good match or know anybody who you think would be great for this role, please apply today via the links provided below:
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £85.00-£100.00 per day
Benefits:
Work Location: In person