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Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Grade 8)

Tower Hill Community Primary School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6NB

This job expired on 24 November 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 November 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,269.00 - £32,076.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary: £23,469 - £25,723

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Grade 8) job summary

We are looking for someone who believes that education has the power to change lives and that we can achieve more for our pupils by working together. 

You will be expected to p lan work for a small group of children in accordance with school curriculum policies and in cooperation with class teachers to ensure that the children experience a broad, balanced, relevant and stimulating curriculum. In addition, y ou will provide cover for teaching staff when required.

You will be responsible for the management and development of a specialist area within the school and/or management of other teaching assistants including allocation and monitoring of work

This role is grade 8 - 35 hours per week (8:30am - 4pm) Monday to Friday.

Term time only. Working weeks 38 Paid weeks 44.08 (including 6.08 weeks holiday) 

Skills/experience required

We are looking for a HLTA that has very high standards and expectations of themselves and others, who works well in a team and is an excellent communicator. You will be qualified to level three in children care or classroom  assistant as a minimum and a willingness to work towards a level four qualification. HLTA qualification desirable.  Minimum requirement English and Maths GCSE grade C or equivalent

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 River Learning Tr ust and Tower Hill Primary 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 linkList of offences that are not filtered

Commitment to safeguarding

The River Learning Trust and Tower Hill 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.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

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About Tower Hill Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 205 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Tower Hill Community Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tower-hill-community-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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