Cover Supervisor or Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Horspath Church of England Primary School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1RYThis job expired on 23 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
2nd June 2025
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 4pm
Date listed
28 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,992.00 - £33,366.00 Annually (FTE)
Cover Supervisor or Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
Horspath Primary School - Cover Supervisor or Higher Level teaching Assistant Grade 6 - 8
Mon - Friday 8.30am to 3.15 pm
Term time only + INSET days
Horspath Church of England Primary School is looking for a caring and dedicated higher level teaching assistant to join its teaching team. Are you an enthusiastic and patient individual committed to helping to ensure high standards in education, both academically and pastorally? We are seeking an empathetic, creative and flexible individual to support pupils with special educational needs in Key Stage 1 & 2. It will also involve some class cover, supporting teaching and learning across the school.
Are you friendly and approachable, and a collaborative team member? Would you like to join a friendly, welcoming team in a thriving village primary school which benefits from being an academy in the River Learning Trust?
What skills / experience are required
HLTA qualification or a willingness to train towards it whilst working.
Keen to learn
A resilient ‘can-do’ attitude
Kind and caring
Commitment to inclusivity and excellence
Relational
What we can offer
A popular school with a welcoming, caring atmosphere and a clear vision
A creative and nurturing environment
An established, skilled, dedicated and supportive staff team
Happy and enthusiastic children who enjoy learning and uphold the school values
A committed board of governors which provides an appropriate level of support and challenge
Engaged parents
The opportunity to work for a successful and growing multi-academy trust which cares about your professional development including a variety of routes into teaching through the trust's links with OTSA & SCITT.
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation with the school business manager, about the role, prior to application or a visit to the school, then please email sbm@horspathschool.org or telephone 01865 872702.
The River Learning Trust and Horspath School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Horspath Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 137 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Horspath Church of England Primary School website
School location
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