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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    7 May 2024 at 10am

  • Date listed

    28 March 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£29,776.00 - £33,944.00 Annually (FTE) Dorset Grade 9, SCP 19-25

Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Blandford St Mary Primary School job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our experienced team at Blandford St Mary CE Primary School.

Our Biblical underpinning, ‘Let all that you do be done in love,’ permeates through our school. The atmosphere at Blandford St Mary is friendly and all of our staff are valued, well cared for and respected. The children behave well, are keen to learn and are respectful to each other, staff and visitors.

1. We are looking to recruit a Higher Level Teaching Assistant who will be able to provide planned PPA and leadership cover to teachers throughout the school.

We achieve above national expectations at the end of each Key Stage through the delivery of rigorous learning, and so we seek to recruit a HLTA who has the enthusiasm, skills and desire to make a difference. A HLTA who can inspire and motivate children and enable them to be the best that they can be.

If you are passionate about education, enjoy working with children and possess the necessary qualifications and experience, we encourage you to visit our school. I guarantee that once you step through our door and see what our fantastic school has to offer, you will want to apply!

This is a part-time (31 hours, 15 minutes per week), permanent position, 39 weeks per year (this includes INSET days).

When you have enough information to make your decision to apply, please complete all sections of the application form. CVs will not be accepted.

All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting decisions by email. References for shortlisted candidates will be requested before interviews. 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a number of pre-recruitment checks including the Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

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.

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About Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
189 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11

School location

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