Literacy Support
| Posting date: | 20 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d2678fd1-8a0b-4600-aa15-25d6ace87811 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint confident and self-motivated individuals to provide specialist skills and knowledge to ensure that pupils and students who have literacy-related special educational needs or other needs affecting literacy make progress.
You will conduct ongoing literacy assessments of pupils and students to ensure that interventions are matched effectively. This will involve planning, preparing and delivering literacy learning programmes and monitoring the pupils/students by assessing, recording and reporting on their achievements, progress and development.
Key Responsibilities:
• To ensure that interventions are matched by practice in the classroom.
• To ensure that pupils/students who have literacy-related special educational needs or other needs affecting literacy make progress.
• To deliver literacy interventions in small groups around phonics and guided reading across the school.
• To work collaboratively with the Head of English to plan and oversee provision and tracking of Wave 2 and Wave 3 interventions in literacy
Key Requirements:
• GCSE or equivalent in English
• Experience working in an educational setting
• Ability to think, write and speak clearly and concisely
• Confidence and self-motivation in exercising appropriate initiative
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Commitment to safeguarding
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are seeking to appoint confident and self-motivated individuals to provide specialist skills and knowledge to ensure that pupils and students who have literacy-related special educational needs or other needs affecting literacy make progress.
You will conduct ongoing literacy assessments of pupils and students to ensure that interventions are matched effectively. This will involve planning, preparing and delivering literacy learning programmes and monitoring the pupils/students by assessing, recording and reporting on their achievements, progress and development.
Key Responsibilities:
• To ensure that interventions are matched by practice in the classroom.
• To ensure that pupils/students who have literacy-related special educational needs or other needs affecting literacy make progress.
• To deliver literacy interventions in small groups around phonics and guided reading across the school.
• To work collaboratively with the Head of English to plan and oversee provision and tracking of Wave 2 and Wave 3 interventions in literacy
Key Requirements:
• GCSE or equivalent in English
• Experience working in an educational setting
• Ability to think, write and speak clearly and concisely
• Confidence and self-motivation in exercising appropriate initiative
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Commitment to safeguarding
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.