Teaching Assistant - Corfe Hills School

Job Introduction

Required to start September 2024  

Permanent

Grade D, point 5 - 6

27 hours 40 minutes per week, term time only.  

8.30am – 3.05pm Monday to Wednesday

8.30am – 2.45pm Thursday and Friday 

£15,048 actual salary per annum (£23,500 FTE) 

Our Vision and Culture

Thank you for your interest in the position of Teaching Assistant. Corfe Hills School is expanding! As a result of ongoing growth, we have several exciting job opportunities. We are an ambitious and high performing school where every student is known and supported to succeed. The school has been on a significant and ambitious improvement journey over the last five years as can be seen by our excellent outcomes. We are delighted with our recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021 when we were graded good in all categories. This is a fabulous opportunity to join our amazing support staff team and work closely with Headteacher and Senior Leadership team.

At Corfe Hills School we are passionate about excellence in learning. This is the foundation which will enable our young people to achieve the highest possible outcomes during their time with us.  We have the highest expectations of students – that they will learn to the max in every lesson, have high aspirations for themselves and embrace the wide range of opportunities available to them both inside and outside the classroom. We deliver a broad, deep, engaging and knowledge rich curriculum that leads to excellent outcomes and prepares our students to make a positive lifelong contribution to society. We place great emphasis on developing character and creativity alongside academic excellence.

Our motto is “High Expectations - Exceptional Individuals” and we truly believe in the potential of every young person who joins the school.  We have an exceptionally committed staff, including talented teachers and a fabulous support staff team. 

As a school we are absolutely committed to reducing workload so that staff thrive at Corfe Hills School. We offer a highly visible and supportive Leadership Team, a liberating lesson structure based on Rosenshine’s principles, a personalised professional development programme centred around our Principles of Teaching, centralised detentions, daily ‘Learning to Max’ checks to ensure students are ready for learning and a commitment to whole class feedback.

Our Facilities

We are investing significantly in our facilities including a £3.3 million classroom reconfiguration project completed for September 2022 and ongoing replacement of heating and domestic water services. The school operates using Microsoft Office 365 and we make extensive use of Microsoft Teams. Teams is our platform for sharing resources, setting homework and collaborating with colleagues. Students and staff also have remote access to the school’s network.

Living Here

Corfe Hills School is in a fabulous location within easy reach of Bournemouth and its beaches, Poole and its harbour, the Jurassic Coast and the Dorset countryside. The school serves the catchment area of Broadstone, Corfe Mullen and the wider area and we truly believe that all of our students are exceptional. 

Corfe Hills School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is expected that all staff, parents, carers, governors, volunteers and visitors will share this commitment.  

Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check which forms part of our Safer Recruitment process.  

Corfe Hills School is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and inclusiveness. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

The Role

Corfe Hills School is looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our busy team to work in a general TA capacity.  You will support and assist students requiring various levels of support working either with individuals, separate small groups and in mainstream classes within all faculties.  There may be an opportunity for the successful candidate to undertake ELSA training and incorporate 1:1 sessions with students into their day.

You will need to keep records of students’ progress and establish a supportive relationship with individuals/groups and parents concerned (if necessary) as well as liaising with other SEN team members and school staff.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop current skills and gain experience of working in a busy and varied school environment.

For further information please see the full job description and person specification. To learn more about the school, please visit our website www.corfehills.net 

Closing date:      Midnight Sunday 30 June 2024

Interview date:       4 July 2024

Application forms can be obtained here: 

https://www.corfehills.net/Job-Vacancy-Application-Forms/ 

Please send completed forms to recruitment@corfehills.net FAO Hannah Angelinetta.  Please note, CV’s will not be accepted.

Corfe Hills School

Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 9BG

Tel:  01202 006666 

e-mail:  office@corfehills.net

Headteacher:  James Sankey MEng

13-18 mixed comprehensive - 920 on roll, Sixth Form 230