Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Leigh Academy Bexley, Erith, Kent, DA8 3BNThis job expired on 2 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 January 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Actual salary £23,917-£27,028 per annum (£27,807-£31,424 full time equivalent)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Educated to at least Level 2 Maths and English, but ideally educated to A-Level or Degree Level
- Previous experience of working with children/young people, with a real interest in working with this age range
- Previous experience of working with children/young people with special educational needs
- A commitment to motivate and inspire young people, supporting them to overcome any barriers
- Good ICT skills and practice
- You will be committed to personal learning and development, and have a sincere commitment to sharing our long-term aims and drive
What the school offers its staff
Our vision is that regardless of background and regardless of their starting point, students will leave us as kind, resilient, independent learners with the right behaviour and attitudes to ensure continuous progress and achievement, ready for the next stage of their education and beyond. We want our students to be successful in their chosen careers, in their relationships and in their interaction with the world. We aspire for Leigh Academy Bexley to be a highly effective and truly inclusive school, reflecting the vibrant, diverse, and dynamic community that we serve. We believe in connecting with our local community and championing our local area.
Further details about the role
Leigh Academy Bexley has a rare and exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and experiencedHigher Level Teaching Assistantto join our highly collaborative and supportive team. Our teaching support team is pivotal to our success in the classroom and provides a great deal of support for our teachers, and this position for an HLTA will strengthen the team even further with their knowledge, experience and additional support that they can provide our teaching staff with. Our successful candidate will be able to establish strong working relationships with staff and students alike, be able to work as part of a team and will be reliable and excellent communicators.This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual who:
- Is committed, flexible and a good team player
- Is a strong classroom practitioner who has great classroom practice
- Has high expectations of pupil behaviour and achievement
- Is hard working and committed to continual improvement and to being the best that they can be
- Is keen to develop professional expertise and willing to learn from others.
Commitment to safeguarding
Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Leigh Academy Bexley
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1042 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leigh Academy Bexley website
- Email address
- talent@latrust.org.uk
Working for Leigh Academy Bexley: Leigh Academy Bexley joined Leigh Academies Trust in June 2023 and has provided outstanding academic support and pastoral guidance, so that students can lead fulfilling and successful adult lives: inquisitive, articulate and internationally engaged, our students are defined by their boundless thirst for knowledge, self-improvement and learning.
We believe in providing our young people with an education; one that unlocks curiosity, ignites ambition, and forges a social conscience, equipping our students with the tools they need to have an impact on the world around them. Our teachers lead with professionalism and scholarship; they are experts in their field. All of us are part of a warm and caring family of staff, Governors and Trust colleagues who have the highest ambition and a deep hunger to learn. Our staff receives regular, first-class training to achieve mastery of their craft, amazing support to flourish every day, and a sense of shared moral purpose about the best job in the world.
Our vision is that regardless of background and regardless of their starting point, students will leave us as kind, resilient, independent learners with the right behaviour and attitudes to ensure continuous progress and achievement, ready for the next stage of their education and beyond. We want our students to be successful in their chosen careers, in their relationships and in their interaction with the world. We aspire for Leigh Academy Bexley to be a highly effective and truly inclusive school, reflecting the vibrant, diverse, and dynamic community that we serve. We believe in connecting with our local community and championing our local area.
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Bexley
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email talent@latrust.org.uk.
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