library support assistant jobs

The Job:
To provide high-quality learning support and tutoring to pupils, including delivering small-group and 1:1 interventions, supporting teaching and learning, and supervising classes during teacher absence. The role includes working with students both onsite and offsite, ensuring access to education and maintaining strong pastoral and safeguarding standards.

What does this job do?

• To provide high-quality learning support and tutoring to pupils, including delivering small group and 1-1 interventions for students struggling to access curriculum in the main body of school. Sessions may take place at on-site or off-site in homes or social spaces e.g. local library.
• To support KS3 and KS4 pupils to overcome barriers to learning, promoting the inclusion of all pupils by developing their communication skills, supporting them to manage their behaviour, developing independence and social skills and to take responsibility for monitoring/reporting on the impact of class-based interventions.
• To provide supervision and guidance and learning opportunities in all non-lesson-based activities.
• Complement the professional work of the schoolteachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities

What are the job requirements?

• Plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals or small groups of students in line with the current whole school curriculum.
• Have a good understanding core subject at KS3 and KS4 levels (functional skills and GCSE).
• Monitor pupils and assess, record and report on pupils' achievement, progress and development to Middle Leaders, the SENCo and parents/carers.
• Accurately document progress relating to attainment, targets and attendance through completion of Personalised Intervention Plans (PIPs) and in line with school procedures.
• Support the development of pupils’ reading and literacy skills.
• Have a good understanding of SEND needs and strategies to support pupil’s learning.
• Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies.
• Always support social communication skills.

About Coal Clough Academy:
Coal Clough Academy is an 11 - 16 Alternative Provision for young people, many of whom have found it difficult to be successful in a mainstream school.

We are making exciting and positive changes to our school and are very proud of the provision we offer. At Key Stage 3, the focus is on supporting young people to return to a mainstream school. At Key Stage 4, we focus on providing the opportunity for students to gain 5 GCSEs to ensure a successful transition to college, training or employment.

Pupils are taught in small groups, where they study the core curriculum and can receive the extra support they require. Students are then able to make good progress as staff can ensure that learning is tailored to individual student needs. In addition to the core curriculum, we provide rich and varied curriculum opportunities ranging from vocational courses, academic programmes and programmes that support pupils' personal and social development. You can view our full curriculum at other parts of this website.

Many of the young people who attend Coal Clough Academy arrive here at a difficult period in their lives. We aim to ensure that we give them the necessary support to improve their confidence, self-esteem and enable them to become successful learners in school and prepared for their future working lives.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):
EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

• Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
• Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to government pension schemes.
• Free parking.
• Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
• Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.

Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager – scarter@coalclough-ept.com

Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.