Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Bonner Primary School, London, E2 0NF

Deadline is today

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 September 2024

Job details

Job role: HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: 31.25 hours a week.
Contract type: Fixed term - Academic Year 2024/2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale: Scale 6, point 18 - 20

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an experienced and talented teaching assistant ready for promotion?

Are you passionate about working with groups of pupils and ensuring they make progress and ready to develop this further?

Are you able to show understanding, empathy and build positive relationships with pupils of all ages?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive HLTA at Bonner Primary School to provide whole class cover for absence and teacher release time in whole class settings from Nursery to Year 6. This is an exciting role for a TA who relishes a challenge and wants to improve and support learning at Bonner. The role involves covering for teachers, using given plans to deliver lessons to classes in any year group. We are looking for applicants who:

Enjoy working with children and bringing out the best in them
Are highly motivated and flexible who respond well to last minute changes
Are organised individuals, with an ability to cope with change, show initiative and take a positive approach to behaviour management
Are committed to raising standards and achievement and the learning potential of our children

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

Support from our friendly, dedicated staff team
An opportunity to undertake the Certificate for HLTA Qualification
Well behaved and enthusiastic children

Further details about the role

If you are interested in taking the next step in your career, please see the job description and person specification and write a personal statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining how you feel you meet the person specification. All enquiries should be directed to Paula (pflint1.211@bonner.school)

We are 1 school between 2 sites (Bethnal Green and Mile End). this job consists of working at both sites.

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.