Job Description
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Vacancy Position
Reading Assistant - Fixed Term Contract for 1 year
Location
Hamstel Junior School, Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4PQ
Salary
Level 2 Points 3 to 4 £24,027to £24,404 pro-rata (£4,128 to £4,193 actual salary)
Hours of work
Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours a week (1:40pm to 3:10pm), term time only.
Start Date
September 2025
About The Role
We are looking for someone to join our team of passionate and enthusiastic Reading Assistants.
Are you a keen reader? Would you enjoy working with children to improve their reading ability and love of reading? Our team of Reading Assistants provide significant support for those children who would benefit from regular reading support in school.
You can find out more about the school on our website:
https://www.hamsteljuniors.co.uk
Closing date: Wednesday 3rd September 2025, 9am
Interviews: Thursday 11th September 2025
For further details or an application pack (if you are unable to download these from the website), please contact Mrs Rebecca Sanderson, Director of HR, Portico Academy Trust, Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2JB. Telephone: 01702 987890, Email:recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
Please include a cover letter with your application form, commenting on how you feel you meet the person specification criteria and providing an insight into your relevant experience.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
Application Documents
Support Staff Application Form,
Reading Assistant Job Description
Reading Assistant Person Specification
Application Email
Email:recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
Information about the School
Hamstel Junior School is part of Portico Academy Trust.
Portico Academy Trust aspires to be at the heart of the local communities it serves. We aim to deliver to local families an excellent primary education and create new opportunities for our pupils.