English Tutor and Library Supervisor Full Time

Greenwich, London
HARRIS ACADEMY GREENWICH-1

Inspire and transform learning at Harris Academy Greenwich. We are looking for a English Tutor and Library Supervisor to join our team. You will support individuals and small groups of students to enable access to learning, contributing to the development and maintenance of a purposeful, nurturing learning environment.

You will also join our reading team and contribute to our library, supervising our students and encouraging educational literacy initiatives!

About Us

Harris Academy Greenwich is a happy and successful inner-city London 11-18 school with a thriving 6th Form, and a brand new state-of-the-art building. It is a school where we are as passionate about developing our staff as we are about developing our students.

The Harris Federation is a highly successful group of schools who serve many of the most deprived areas of London. We are collaborative, enterprising and share a passion for turning lives around, yet each school is autonomous and free to set its own vision and strategy for how it does that.

Each Harris school feels completely different in terms of culture and ethos. Perhaps this is the school you’ve been looking for.

In this corner of South East London we have a clear mission: to run a great school which offers every child, regardless of circumstance, the chance to thrive both personally and academically.

We make no apology for believing a key part to a happy and fulfilled life is a great set of exam results. They are the currency which students require to progress to next stage of their education. No amount of celebrity disapproval or stories of success against the odds will convince us otherwise. Results matter to our community.

We know that academic progress is critical to our students enjoying lives of choice and opportunity but that they also need to develop the content of their character and have a range of rich experiences which they will never forget. We want to help students have warm hearts and cool heads so that they are ready for the challenges of adolescence and ultimately adulthood. In short, we want our students to live well.

Our students are very proud to be a part of our school community because they know that this is a place where they can Step into their Greatness.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering programmes of study to small groups of students in 1:1 setting, giving them every opportunity to meet their targets
• Liaising with parents regarding the attendance, progress and attitude of designated students
• Maintaining records of students’ progress
• Completing relevant marking and feedback
• Using the Academy’s behaviour management strategies to contribute to creating a purposeful learning environment
• Highlighting individual students’ learning needs to the class teacher
• Assisting in evaluating progress through agreed assessment activities
• Monitoring identified students in lessons and supporting them to engage with the learning objectives
• Planning with teachers the role you will take in the lesson
• Supporting identified students in tutor group time
• Assisting other students in the class group as appropriate
• Running homework clubs, invigilating examinations and acting as reader or scribe as requested.
• Supervising the use of Library facilities and monitoring student behaviour
• Operating a Library Management System
• Overseeing and contributing to library operating routines, including shelving, reservations, and overdue procedures
• Assisting with promotions and educational literacy initiatives
• The induction of new users to the library
• Managing the library budget and undertaking regular stock control
• Supervising student librarians

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Relevant qualifications that help demonstrate evidence at A Level or undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in English
• Excellent numeracy/literacy skills.
• Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice/legislation
• Working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes
• Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes and in particular, barriers to learning
• The ability to plan effective actions for students at risk of underachieving
• Understanding of the range of support services/providers
• The ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• The ability to relate well to children and adults

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.

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. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. 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.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, 26 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.