Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Lightwoods Primary Academy, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands, B68 9BG

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week (8:15am-3:45pm Mon-Fri), term time only + training days
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: Band E SCP 18-25 (£30,559 - £35,235 per annum pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision.
• Provide Preparation, Planning and Assessment (PPA) cover with a significant commitment to whole class teaching.
• Work collaboratively with class teachers to plan and deliver learning activities for individuals/groups, monitoring and assessing pupils and recording and reporting pupils achievement, progress and development whilst promoting the values and ethos of the school and Trust.
• Be responsible for the management and development of specialist areas within the school and management of other adults if required including allocation and monitoring of work, mentoring and training.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• Excellent career development opportunities.
• Exceptional CPD provision including working with national and international experts in their field.
• A supportive working environment and team ethos.
• Genuinely friendly and enthusiastic children.
• Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience at both primary and secondary level.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Lightwoods Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lightwoods Primary Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@shirelandcat.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lightwoods-primary-academy

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