Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Cranborne Church of England First School, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5QB

16 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
7 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 December 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £16.10 - £18.26 Hourly Grade 9

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The Academy wishes to appoint an HLTA with previous experience in children’s learning to join our Support Staff team. We are looking for someone who is flexible, adaptable, has a willingness to be reflective and is able to work effectively in a close-knit school team for the benefit of all the children at our school.

The role will be to cover teachers’ PPA 3 afternoons a week and 1 half day to cover leadership time. This will involve responsibility for children’s learning, as directed the Headteacher/Assistant Headteacher/Class Teacher.

We can offer a positive, supportive community of staff, governors and parents, happy and motivated children, and a strong ethos based on our Christian values.

The post is part-time as follows:

Hours of Work: 1 – 3 pm 3 days a week, 8 am – 12 pm one day a week, to be confirmed

Rate of pay: Dorset Grade 9, SCP 19-25 plus holiday pay pro-rata

Qualification in English/literacy and mathematics/numeracy, equivalent to at least Level 2 of the National Qualifications Framework

Assessed by an accredited Assessor as having met the HLTA standards

Cranborne CE First School & Nursery values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Cranborne CE First School & Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

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.