Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - Rowan Gate Tennyson Road /Rowan Gate Wilby sites

Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NS

2 days remaining to apply

Closing date
2 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 January 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects: Special Education Needs (SEN), Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,992.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) £20392 - £21741 pro-rata

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - Rowan Gate Tennyson Road /Rowan Gate Wilby sites job summary

The role of a HLTA is to complement the professional work of our Early Years teachers, supporting the delivery of the Early Years curriculum, by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development.

The focus of this role will be to undertake PPA and Leadership time cover for classes in Early Years.

In line with the HLTA standards promote the involvement of pupils in the social and academic processes of the school

Enable pupils to become more independent learners

Help to raise standards of achievement for all pupils

To provide general care and welfare to all pupils

This role is required at work at the Rowan Gate Tennyson Road site on three days per week and one day at the Rowan Gate Wilby site.

The successful candidate must be able to travel between our Rowan Gate Sites.

As with all our vacancies, successful candidates should be able and willing to work at any of our sites or the satellite classes. As far as possible staff will be allocated to a specific site on an annual basis but travel between sites may be necessary on occasion.

Rowan Gate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of the pupils in its care and all applicants should hold or be willing to undergo a DBS Enhanced Disclosure. Appointments will also be subject to a satisfactory medical assessment and 2 satisfactory references from previous employers, among other checks. In addition, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we are also required to carry out online searches for all successfully shortlisted candidates.

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.