Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Knockhall Primary School, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9RF

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  7 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,515.00 - £28,850.00 Annually (FTE) £19,869-£21,619 Prorata - 38 weeks per year

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for highly motivated, resilient and dedicated individual to join our school as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA). We have high aspirations for all of our young people and offer a broad and challenging curriculum with a pupil-centred philosophy at its core.

Your main role will be to:

• Under the supervision of the teaching team, deliver exciting and engaging lessons for classes to cover absence for class teachers
• To advance pupils learning in a range of classroom settings, including working with whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present.
• To contribute to planning, preparing and delivery of agreed work and support programmes to individual or groups of pupils.
• To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.

What you will need to succeed:

Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience.

Excellent Numeracy/Literacy skills equivalent to NVQ Level 2 in English and Maths.

Training in relevant learning strategies e.g., literacy.

A proven ability to work in a team and on your own initiative

A high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults

The ability to use relevant technology/equipment.

Commitment to the happiness, well-being, self-esteem and progress of everyone at the school.

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.

Applying for the job

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Using the application form

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Knockhall Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 385 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Knockhall Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/knockhall-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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