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Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6HN

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• Job start date

  2 January 2020

• Closing date

  20 November 2019 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 November 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,470 to £17,845

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Role: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - 2 term contract Start date: January 2020 or as soon as possible after. Salary: AST Grade 5.13-16 FTE £21,350 - £23,132 (pro-rata) The School Stakeholder Committee at Krishna Avanti Primary School in Leicester (part of the Avanti Schools Trust) are seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant. The school has 420 children on role and has an inclusive ethos rooted in the teachings of Krishna Chaitanya, but welcomes pupils and staff of all faiths and abilities. This is a wonderful opportunity to help further develop a growing and innovative school, which will be shaped by three key elements for both students and staff: • Educational excellence • Character formation • Spiritual insight We are looking for someone who: • will show commitment to working to support and enhance the school's spiritual ethos; • will enjoy a challenge and be able to motivate and improve a growing school; • is aspiring to become, if not already, an excellent classroom practitioner; • is resourceful, dynamic and brings a clear understanding of assessment of learning. We are able to offer: • a strong vision of Educational Excellence, Character Formation and Spiritual Insight; • enthusiastic, motivated and friendly children; • a committed and motivated staff team; • an attractive working environment; • supportive parents; • great opportunities for professional development. Closing Date: Thursday, 14 November 2019 at 12:00 (noon) Interviews: Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Commitment to safeguarding

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

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About Krishna Avanti Primary School

• School type: Free School, Hindu, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 431 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Krishna Avanti Primary School website
• Email address: careers@avanti.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/krishna-avanti-primary-school

Krishna Avanti Primary School is a Hindu-faith Free School for boys and girls that opened in September 2011. We are at full capacity with 420 pupils.

The school is set in 5 acres of land, on Spencefield Lane in Leicester, in Evington Hall. The Grade 2 listed building was built for the High Sheriff of Leicester and was also once a Catholic Convent. The main house has great character with beautiful features including an extraordinary library area. It is set in tranquil grounds making this a wonderful site for an excellent learning environment for all children of any faith and background and providing a spacious learning environment both indoors and outdoors.

Krishna Avanti Primary School is an inclusive Hindu faith school that provides a warm, friendly and engaging learning environment for children from all backgrounds and walks of life. Staff and students at the school do not originate from any specific faith background. Applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none.

The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our students. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our students.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:

- Educational excellence
- Character formation
- Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our students to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment for our students and we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all students enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

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