Job Title: Literacy Intervention Assistant

Location: Esteem North Academy - Chesterfield

Grade/Scale: Support Pay Scale - Grade 8

Contract: 37 hours per week, all year round (Working term time only)   

 Esteem North Academy is seeking a flexible, committed, enthusiastic and highly skilled literacy Intervention Assistant, to deliver phonics, literacy, oracy and reading interventions at one of our secondary sites in Chesterfield. The academy provides statutory education to children who are at risk of, or have been, permanently excluded. Pupils who attend the academy have challenging and often complex needs, and exhibit behaviours that prevent them from attending a mainstream school. A significant majority are weak readers with reading ages well below their chronological age.

The successful candidate will identify pupils at KS3 and 4 who require literacy interventions, deliver a variety of strategies and record and monitor progress and impact. Pupils will be supported to develop their reading ability so that they can access the rest of their curriculum and be a functional member of society when they leave our academy.

Applicants should have good knowledge and experience of working with Read Write Inc Fresh Start or of another Phonics programme. An affinity for pupils with behaviour, emotional and social difficulties is an essential quality for this challenging but rewarding opportunity. Applicants should be resilient, have high expectations, and a sense of humour. You will be working predominantly with pupils on a 1:1 basis and so must be able to build relationships.  You will be responsible for working with the Site Lead and Literacy Lead to develop our literacy programme and ensure that we have the required resources and books. You will also support with staff CPD and a whole academy ethos of encouraging all opportunities for reading. This can occur remotely.

The role will be based in chesterfield and mileage claims are included for this role for travel to other locations. There may also be travel to our other academy sites for meetings, Inset and CPD or working with pupils in their homes or other off site locations. You are required to have daily access to transport with business use included on your insurance. You may be required to transport pupils in your own car. 

Please see the attached Application pack including a Welcome from The Executive Head Teacher and more information about Esteem North Academy and Esteem MAT. You are advised to contact the Executive Headteacher to discuss the academy and your suitability prior to an application.

Please review the attached Job Description to learn more about the role and what we are looking for in the successful candidate.

Benefits Include: 

- LGPS Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contributions) 

- Generous holiday entitlement 

- Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.  

- Access to National College CPD platform.  

For further information, please contact Janine Dix (Executive Headteacher) on janine.dix@esteemnorthacademy.co.uk or 07548 837342.

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date