Vacancies
Corley Academy is a secondary special school for children with complex communication and interaction difficulties. A significant number of students have an autism diagnosis. Students bring a range of abilities and aspirations, special educational needs, vulnerabilities, challenges and behaviours. Student attainment covers the full National Curriculum and GCSE/vocational range.
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CURRENT VACANCIES
Should you wish to visit our academy please contact Mandy Wilkinson, Business Manager via email m.wilkinson@corley.thrive.ac
TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSISTANT
General Subject Teaching Assistants
Full Time
We currently have one vacancies and welcome applications.
Corley Academy is looking to appoint Teaching and Learning Assistants to contribute to and support student learning within Key Stages 3 and 4. We currently have 4 vacancies and are looking for one PE subject specific Teaching and Learning Assistant and three Teaching and Learning Assistants to work across the curriculum. The vacancies have arisen due to staff retirement or staff leaving to take the next steps in their career.
We are looking to appoint calm, creative, enthusiastic and hard-working individuals, with a positive mind-set, who are prepared to contribute fully to all aspects of school life and work as part of a dedicated team to enhance our students’ learning and personal development.
You will be required to be a Co-Pastoral Mentor alongside a member of our Teaching staff
The successful candidate will demonstrate high standards of literacy in reading, writing and spoken language and will be skilled in utilising this knowledge to engage, support and develop the literacy of students up to GCSE level.
The working hours are 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday, as detailed below
Monday 8.30am - 4.15 pm (Morning Briefing)
Tuesday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.30pm
Friday 8.45am - 3.15pm
15 minute AM break, Half hour lunch break.
Induction and training will be provided to all new staff. We are very proud of our ability to support and encourage our Teaching and Learning Assistants in their professional development, three of our teachers started their professional journey with us as Teaching Assistants.
All employees are enrolled in the West Midlands Pension scheme and the academy pay a contribution as well as the employee. We strive to encourage a positive work life balance and have a staff wellbeing group, which is led by our school Staff Mental Health Lead
Please read the job description and person spec provided at the bottom of this page and complete the Teacher and Learning Assistant application form.
Once completed, please email to vacancies@corley.thrive.ac
All vacancies are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and, as such, appointment to any post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a enhanced check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Corley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
These post are covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for these roles