Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8SW

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  16 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks term time - fixed term for one year.
• Contract type: Fixed term - until 31/8/2025
• Pay scale: NJC 8

What skills and experience we're looking for

To support in the organisation and management of pupils and the classroom through providing cover for classes as required.To work with the team in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment.To promote the inclusion of all pupils, ensuring they have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.

To work with individuals and groups of pupils to deliver learning programmesTo encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activitiesTo assist with the general pastoral care of the pupils, including helping pupils who are unwell, distressed or unsettled.To assist the pupils with personal needs as appropriate.

The role is 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks term time - fixed term for one year.

What the school offers its staff

NJC08 £24,702 pa FTE (£16,126.67 pro rata - 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks term time)Access to Local Government Pension SchemeRegional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in EducationCommitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance ProgrammeAwards and Recognition SchemeFlexible working patternsBenefits Platform:discounts on car leasingholiday discountscinema ticketsrestaurant booking discountsCycle to Work Scheme

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.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Apply for the job by following the link below

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 305 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: enquiries@briarhillprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01604 768392
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/briar-hill-primary-school-nursery (opens in new tab)

Briar Hill Primary and Nursery School is an 3-11 school, based in the town of Northampton. In May 2016 the school was judged as good by Ofsted. We are now on our way to outstanding as we have continued to ensure rapid progress is made to improve the quality of education for all pupils.

Briar Hill is therefore seeking to recruit staff who will have high expectations of all pupils and will work with our skilled team to secure improved outcomes and life chances for the young people in our community. Driving this improvement is a commitment from leaders that teachers are the experts in their field and they should be enabled to teach well planned units of the curriculum, ensuring students acquire knowledge; without the distraction of unnecessary workload, excessive observation and scrutiny or low value administrative tasks.

Leaders have created a positive and caring ethos are committed to professional development of all through an evidenced based approach to learning. The school has a warm approach to discipline and high expectations of pupils.

The town of Northampton has excellent transport links to the A14, M1, M11 and M6. There is a train direct to London in under an hour.

Arranging a visit to Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@briarhillprimary.co.uk.

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