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  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    30 July 2021 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    16 June 2021

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Permanent

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Grade 6, Point 17 - 20 (£17,985 - £19,290 (0.68 FTE))

Higher Level Teaching Assistant – L2 at Avanti Meadows School, Bishop's Stortford job summary

We are looking for an innovative, inspirational HLTA who puts the welfare and progress of children at the centre of everything they do and is able to support our students in reaching their full potential. Part of your role will be to ensure that our pupils catch up to age related expectations through high quality teaching, intervention groups and when needed online teaching. 
 
Avanti Meadows is the first of three brand-new schools planned for the new all-through Learning Village in Bishop’s Stortford North. The school will be a 3-form entry primary school. Avanti Meadows Primary School will provide parents and pupils with the highest standards of education and pastoral care. 
 
The site for Avanti Meadows will be a brand-new building and the facilities will be bespoke, contemporary and first-class, which will make for a unique learning experience. We are working in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council to ensure that careful planning and preparation is in place to make Avanti Meadows a first-choice school for the children of Bishop’s Stortford North. 
Since our first school opened in 2008, Avanti Schools Trust has grown in a considered and gradual way. Now, we are a family of 10 schools across the UK, serving over 4,500 children and young people and 450 staff. 
 
Our high expectations and clarity of vision and purpose means that everyone knows what we need to do to ensure the very best opportunities and experiences for our learners. 
 
This exciting opportunity is for outstanding, inspirational HLTA’s to join the school at the start of its journey and help to create an outstanding learning environment for the children of Bishop’s Stortford. The successful candidate will be committed to excellence, inclusion and the  school’s spiritual ethos. 
 
You will be working as part of a team who are passionate about providing the very best experience for our students. 
 
This is a unique opportunity to help develop a new 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.
 
•   has experience of all phases of primary school education, including Reception.
 

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.
 
The successful candidate for this post will require HLTA status or substantial Teaching Assistant experience and would consider undertaking additional training to qualify as an HLTA. The ideal candidate will be committed in working with students with a wide range of special educational needs including ASD, ADHD, hearing impairment, emotional, social and mental health need, together with interest and considerable expertise in supporting second language learners. A caring, flexible and common-sense approach is vital as well as being pro-active and demonstrating a can-do attitude.
 

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 Avanti Schools Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust
Phone number
02084656277

Avanti Meadows is the first of three brand-new schools planned for the new all-through Learning Village in Bishop’s Stortford North. The school will be a 3-form entry primary school. Avanti Meadows Primary School will provide parents and pupils with the highest standards of education and pastoral care. 

The site for Avanti Meadows will be a brand-new building and the facilities will be bespoke, contemporary and first-class, which will make for a unique learning experience. We are working in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council to ensure that careful planning and preparation is in place to make Avanti Meadows a first-choice school for the children of Bishop’s Stortford North. 

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