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Learning Support Assistant
Thames Park Secondary School
Monday to Friday 8:10am - 3:10pm (60 minute unpaid break)
30 hours a week, 37 weeks per year (term time only)
Salary - Thurrock Band A Point 1 - 6
(£12,983,90 - £14,331.60 actual salary per annum)
Start date: September 2022
Thames Park opened in September 2020 to year 7 in central Grays. We are a brand new, co-educational 11-16 school being the latest member of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. We currently have pupils in years 7 and 8, which will build year by year. Grays is vibrant, rewarding and an inspiring place to work with excellent transport links. The area is undergoing one of largest scale redevelopments in Europe as part of the Thames Gateway Development. We are part of a £25 millionbuilding programme to deliver a purpose-built, state-of-the-art education facility in September 2022.
Thames Park promotes high levels of academic achievement across the curriculum. We encourage participation in extra-curricular opportunities and empower Pupils to make decisions wisely. Our blended curriculum is rich, diverse and personalised, ensuring every pupil makes great progress. Our focus on digital learning gives our pupils a unique learning experience. Our pupils are fully supported through high quality, personalised pastoral care. Our pupils are motivated and highly engaged by a dynamic learning environment. A wide range of leadership and enrichment activities help to encourage a spirit of co-operation, aspiration and joy for pupils.
Our aim is to develop into a centre of excellence within the school. We are looking for a hardworking, ambitious and dynamic individual to join Thames Park as part of our support team. Successful candidates will be part of a small team of dedicated professionals. You will need to be flexible and adaptable to the needs of a growing school. Our staff team is a warm, welcoming and hardworking group, with staff wellbeing high on our agenda.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of cooperation and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in all of our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes, delivered at every level through to senior leadership.
Next Steps
Complete an application form and return to hr@osborne.coop by Midday Monday 11th July. Interviews will be held w/c 11th July.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mailhr@osborne.coop, or call to arrange a conversation, on01375 470790 and ask for Julie Spurgeon, Support Manager.
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.