Job Title: Cover Assistant
Location: Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Waterlooville, Hampshire
Salary: Support Staff Grade D £23,703 (full -time equivalent) – Actual £6,744.27
Job Type: Minimum of 12 hours a week with availability to work 5 days a week – Term Time Only
Oaklands is a Catholic Academy taking in boys and girls from 11 -18, which has been established by the Diocese of Portsmouth for the education of Catholic children who live within the designated parish catchment area allocated to the school. In addition, Oaklands also takes in a number of children from other Christian denominations whose parents have specifically requested a Catholic education at the school, provided that they satisfy the criteria laid down in the Governors’ Admissions Policy.
About the role:
The Trustees of the Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust (ESCAT) are seeking to appoint a Cover Assistant to join our hardworking, committed and enthusiastic team. This position is a pivotal part of the delivery of the curriculum to enable the high standard of teaching and learning in the School and Sixth Form College.
Role Requirements:
Support For Teachers
- Provide objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on the conduct of students during the lesson including keeping appropriate records as agreed with the teacher.
- Comply with instructions requested by the usual class teachers.
- Promote positive values, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
Administration Support
- Undertake administration tasks to support the administration team or cover absence.
- Input attendance of students on SIMS to cover absence with regular report writing.
- Update school noticeboards when required.
- Assisting in the school library.
Any other reasonable administration tasks as required.
About you:
The successful candidate will provide a range of services to support the members of the Teaching staff. This role will require the successful candidate to liaise with the Business Support Manager and Heads of Department as well as other members of the teaching and support staff. The successful candidate will ideally have knowledge of the curriculum and experience of working within the academy school environment.
Essential:
- Qualified in Maths and English to level 2 or equivalent
- Ability to work in sympathy with the ethos of the school
- Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to relate well to children and adults
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
- Appropriate professional attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline
- Values and respects the views and the needs of children and young people
- Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
The following would be desirable:
- Level 3 qualifications
- Recent participation in a range of relevant in-service training
- Knowledge of, and ability to use a range of strategies to deal with classroom behaviour as a whole and also individual behavioural needs
- Recent experience of whole school initiatives
- Experience in mixed comprehensive school
- Experience of developing positive relationships with a range of different students
- Ability to effectively use ICT packages
- Ability to use relevant equipment / resources and technology
Closing date: Sunday 29th October 2023, 5pm
Interviews: Week beginning 30th October 2023
If you’re interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward, please hit APPLY and follow the link to complete your application including all relevant application forms on our website.
Please note that incomplete applications/CVs will not be accepted.
Please attach the application form together with the consent to obtain references form too
Candidates with previous job titles and experience of; Substitute Teacher, Bank Teacher, Teaching Staff, Trainee Teacher, Junior Teacher, New Teacher, Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, Teaching Support, Cover Teacher, Aspiring Teacher, Qualified Teacher, Part Qualified Teacher, Tutor may also be considered for this role
