What skills and experience we're looking for

The Ruth Gorse Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Literacy. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting students—both one-to-one and in group settings—to develop their reading and literacy skills. This includes working with students who have SEND needs and those with low reading ages.

The role also involves helping learners make effective use of a wide range of resources, delivering targeted interventions, and providing administrative support in the library as required.

Potential applicants must have:

• Grade C/4 or above in GCSE English and Mathematics (or equivalent).
• A genuine passion for working with young people to improve literacy and support the development of wider learning skills.
• A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, The Ruth Gorse Academy ensures that students receive an outstanding education that focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation. Together these non-negotiable values instil in young people a self-belief that enables students to access the highest standard of higher education provision and employment. We believe that poverty and deprivation should, in no way, limit either the quality of a young person’s educational experience or the levels of achievement to which those students are able to rise. In October 2023, the exceptional nature of our work at The Ruth Gorse Academy was again recognised by Ofsted and demonstrated within our GCSE results. We continue to be heavily oversubscribed year on year, as we deliver high quality education for each and every student.

If you would like to know more about our Academy, please visit our website at The Ruth Gorse Academy.

How to Apply:

If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from the GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), request them by email at recruitment@ruthgorse.leeds.sch.ukor call us on 0113 253 1600.

If you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview while this advert remains live, if a successful candidate is found the advert will be withdrawn. We therefore strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible so you do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The

successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service

check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.