Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1LU

10 days remaining to apply

Closing date
7 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £33,025.00 Annually (FTE) This salary is for full time hours, your actual salary will be calculated using the hours and weeks detailed in the advert

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The Learn Academies Trust is seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work at Hope Hamilton Primary School. The schools emphasis is on excellence, excitement and challenge. Children are encouraged to become independent, creative learners who also respect and care for others. We welcome and celebrate the diverse beliefs and backgrounds of the children, ensuring that developing their understanding of these is an implicit part of the everyday life of the school.

This role is for 32.5 hours per week (term time plus 1 week of training days) and is a permanent contract of employment. You will be working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.25pm plus one staff meeting each week (finishing at 4.30pm).

If you are a team player who is looking for a varied and interesting career opportunity within education, then we want to hear from you!

About the Role

We are looking for a suitable individual with a passion for providing a fully inclusive education to all learners within our school. The successful candidate will be dynamic, and solution focused who can work effectively as part of a very committed team.

They will be driven to providing bespoke support in order to offer each and every student the opportunity to reach their full potential, both academically and emotionally.

The ability to plan, teach and assess will be key to success in this role.

About You

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills are an absolute necessity. The ability to listen to and converse with children, parents/carers, school staff and external agencies is the key skill required in order to devise and subsequently deliver the appropriate support.

Attention to detail is required, as accurate record keeping must be undertaken. This must be supported by experience of working to Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards. IT skills are also necessary, although full training in school software will be provided.

What WE can Offer YOU

In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to develop and thrive. We offer all staff access to an excellent pension (TPS/LGPS); staff development opportunities; free onsite car parking; Bike to Work Scheme & a wonderful staff wellbeing support package.

For an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0116 2766121. For further information about our school please visit website at www.hopehamilton.leicester.sch.uk

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

Learn Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at Learn Academies Trust.

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.