EAL Academic Coach

Teaching Vacancies; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Nottingham is looking for a dedicated individual to provide teaching support to students learning English as an Additional Language. The role requires monitoring student progress, providing feedback, and maintaining effective relationships with colleagues and parents. The institution offers comprehensive training and development opportunities, as well as various employee benefits including a pension scheme and shopping discounts. Commitment to safeguarding is paramount.

Benefits

Shopping discounts

Employee assistance programme

Generous pension scheme

Discounted travel schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Comprehensive training

Eye care voucher scheme

Free flu vaccine

Access to e-learning

Qualifications

• Experience providing teaching support for EAL students is essential.
• Ability to monitor and report on student progress.
• Strong communication skills to maintain effective relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide teaching support for EAL students.
• Monitor individual students' needs and provide regular feedback.
• Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents.

Skills

Teaching support for EAL students

Collating data

Monitoring student progress

Providing feedback

ICT in learning activities

Maintaining relationships

Safeguarding children

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Provide teaching support for students learning English as an Additional Language and direct activities with either individuals or groups of students to ensure increasing access to curricula and facilitate students’ physical, emotional and cognitive development.
• Support with the collation of data for targeted EAL students.
• To monitor individual student’s needs and provide regular feedback to the teacher.
• Monitor pupils responses to learning activities and accurately record pupil achievement/progress as directed.
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on students’ achievement and progress.
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils' competence and independence in its use.
• Undertake administrative duties necessary to co-ordinate and provide EAL support.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Academic Coaching department, including the provision of coaching and training for colleagues in need of EAL support.
• To take responsibility for display and up keep of designated areas.
• Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents.
• Maintain and safeguard the confidential nature of student/teacher/home issues.
• Contribute to the maintenance of student safety and security, including break and lunchtime duties in the department and taxi duties if required.
• Attend departmental/Trust meetings as appropriate.

What the school offers its staff

• Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
• Access to generous pension scheme
• Access to discounted travel schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive training and support
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Free flu vaccine
• Access to e-learning and development

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.