EAL Assistant

Small Heath Leadership Academy; Sparkbrook; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Small Heath Leadership Academy in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils, helping them learn and engage to achieve their best.

You will work within a supportive team, using strong organisational and ICT skills to aid teaching, foster positive relationships across the school and community, and access internal or external services to support students with diverse needs.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Recent experience of working in a school or other organisation with children of relevant age to promote learning.
• Understanding and knowledge of the issues relating to students who have little or no English.
• Knowledge of how to access support from internal/external agencies.
• Good ICT skills for word-processing, use of learning software and accessing on-line resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored support to pupils to promote learning.
• Support learning and teaching and develop relationships across the school and the Star community.
• Contribute to an outstanding learning environment for students and help enable their success.

Skills

Organisational skills

ICT skills

Communication

Education

5 GCSEs including English and Maths (grade 9-4/A*-C)

Job description

Who we're looking for

We're looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people's lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Recent experience of working in a school or other organisationwith children of relevant age to promote learning.
• Understanding and knowledge of the issues relating to studentswho have little or no English.
• Knowledge of how to access support from internal/ externalagencies.
• Good ICT skills for word-processing, use of learning software andaccessing on-line resources.