Insight has been operating in the schools of the Royal Borough of Kingston for more than 32 years, sponsored by 11 local evangelical churches. 

We wish to make two appointments:

1. Primary Schools Worker for MATERNITY COVER from September 2021 to continue the work of our current team.
2. Primary Schools Worker full-time from September 2021 to continue the work of our current team.

Applicants should have Qualified Teacher Status. The job will specifically involve presenting Christian truths in both classroom and Bible Club settings for Primary aged children in Key Stages 1 and 2. It is also likely to continue recent innovations in creating online materials for schools.

Each of these is a full-time post but applications for part time work will be considered. 

The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop his/her own gifts and ministry and will join a staff comprising another Primary Worker and a Secondary Worker along with a wider team that includes church youth workers and volunteers.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who genuinely desires to contribute to education, training for ministry and the development of vocations, both lay and ordained. The Local Ministry Programme (LMP) needs a team player to work alongside colleagues in ‘formation for ministry’ through teaching and pastoral care of students.

You will enjoy:

• Working with students to develop their vocation to lay and ordained ministry
• Teaching, developing new course materials and marking set assignments
• Assisting students through the formational process for their three-year DipHE course
• Teaching BA level modules to ongoing learners
• Being part of a close-knit team that works creatively together to deliver ministry training to a varied group of students from around the diocese

The role is for 14 hours a week, requiring a flexible approach to a varied workload.  You will be responsible for creating new resources and modifying existing ones, to continue the delivery of the LMP curriculum under Common Awards, validated by Durham University.  The main teaching hub is on Monday evenings, at Christ’s College, Guildford; but attendance is also required at residential weekends from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon (two per annum), and three Saturday study days per annum. Currently some teaching is being delivered remotely due to Covid-19 restrictions. 

Please note: This role carries an Occupational Requirement to be a practising Christian in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

To apply

Follow the link through to our website..... Complete our application form including a supporting statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you can bring to the role and how you meet its requirements. Please email this to the address at the bottom of the form.

See the application pack on our website for the full Job Description and Person Specification, and call Steve Summers, Principal of the LMP, for an informal discussion about the role (his contact details are aso in the pack)

TLG Reading is a working partnership between TLG and The Gate, a church-based education centre offering a safe and nurturing place for young people to learn. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant that will work closely together with the team to support the young people in a class and act as a pastoral link for their families.

At TLG Reading young people are valued, cared for and their potential is championed. We’re passionate about seeing young people return to mainstream school, progress on to college or find work because of the support we provide.

Your role as Teaching Assistant will play an integral part in enabling young people to get their lives back on track, through assisting with the planning and delivery of lessons, leading sessions as timetabled and providing 1-1 support as appropriate to bring excellence to the young people’s learning experience.

TLG Is a Christian charity and as a team, we want to bring our Faith to the work we do. As such, we are looking to recruit an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith.

TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check. 

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Starting Salary:  £17,481 - £21,123 (FTE) + Generous relocation allowance for eligible candidates.

Hours: 37.5 per week (Term-time only)

Closing Date: 5pm on Tuesday 8th June 2021, however if a suitable candidate applies prior to the closing date, we may decide to interview and appoint earlier than the 8th June 2021.

Location: Hull

Working as part of the TLG centre team in Hull, the Teaching Assistant post provides a unique opportunity to support young people experiencing educational crisis.

TLG Hull is a centre for alternative education provision delivering tailored social and educational interventions for young people. Working in partnership with Jubilee Church, the Teaching Assistant will play an integral role in enabling young people to get their lives back on track, through delivering innovative programmes, and working with the Centre Manager and Classroom Teacher to ensure that the education centre achieves success.

The role involves assisting with the planning and delivery of lessons, leading sessions as timetabled and providing one-to-one support as appropriate to bring excellence to the young people’s learning experience. The individual will also act as a link between TLG’s students, their families and the church community.

We are looking to recruit an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check. 

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

The role

We are looking for an experienced gardener and trainer who could join our bank staff. We provide training courses for adults with learning disabilities, autism and ill mental health. Our horticulture training runs five days a week in our beautiful 2.5-acre walled garden in the grounds of Springfield University Hospital.

As a bank worker with us, you would be responsible for stepping in to provide cover during staff absence. Students come to the garden for educational or wellbeing progression and your main responsibilities would be to support and train our students in the full range of horticultural and craft skills needed for the appropriate external qualifications.

Work is offered on an as-needed basis once you are added to our bank staff. There is no guarantee of work; however, we are looking for people who are happy to be contacted at short notice to provide relief or can be booked for block weeks in advance.

What we are looking for

We are looking for people who have a horticulture qualification or occupational competency, and have experience of delivering teaching or training. You must be a confident gardener and have a can-do attitude. All staff in the garden are expected to keep students safe within the working environment, so knowledge of health and safety within a garden would be a bonus. We also support students during their lunch hour. The job will also require driving students to our other sites for work, or to pick up supplies so a driving licence would be helpful.

Main responsibilities:

• To support learning, encourage and supervise adults with learning disabilities, autism and ill mental health in horticulture and craft activities which will assist the development of skills, experience, confidence and independence, and ultimately lead them to getting qualifications
• To support the work of our social enterprise, which completes job off site occasionally
• To support learning in an inclusive way, encouraging students to work at their best, to stay motivated and engaged with the task at hand
• To ensure that you know where students are within the garden, abiding by good health and safety practice
• To support with pastoral or behavioural issues as much as possible, ensuring referral to the manager if appropriate
• To work always in a spirit of positivity and encouragement and in a way that values diversity
• To undertake any other tasks that may be reasonably required.

Essential experience and qualifications:

• Qualification in horticulture or relevant occupational competency in gardening
• A teaching or training qualification
• Experience of working with disabled people who have sensory or communication needs

Essential skills:

• Able to explain tasks and procedures clearly and simply.
• Ability to follow guidelines of activities set out by City and Guilds, and to make the activities accessible for students with diverse needs.
• Passionate about horticulture, and an enjoyment of working outdoors in all weathers
• Reliable, punctual, caring, hardworking and able to use your own initiative
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to relate positively and in a non-discriminatory way to disabled people from a range of backgrounds and communities.
• Good understanding of and ability to practice effective health and safety in a horticultural working environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and proven ability to work as part of a small team.
• The ability to inspire and motivate others

Desirable experience and qualifications:

• Good craft skills such as floristry or wood work
• Clean driving license
• First aid trained

How to apply

Please send your CV with a covering note detailing your availability, click on Apply to find out more or contact us to discuss the role in more detail.

 This job is subject to two satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and providing evidence of right to work in the UK.

If you have a disability and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please get in touch with us.

We are very much looking forward to receiving your application.