Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Meadstead Primary Academy, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 4JS

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  13 August 2024 at 7:41am

• Date listed

  16 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26421 - £28770 per annum

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Salary: NJC - 12-17 (£26,421 - £28,770 FTE - Actual Salary £ 19,570 - £21,309) + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional AET Benefits

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 38.4 weeks per year

Start: September 2024

If you want to work in an academy with pupils who have positive attitudes to learning, supportive leadership and tailored professional learning opportunities then we want to hear from you!

Here at Meadstead Primary Academy we have a special and unique learning community that is proud to serve the village of Royston, and surrounding areas. Our staff commute not just from Barnsley, but from Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield and beyond.

The children benefit from the academy having a shared ethos of excellent teaching and learning alongside a keen focus of improving teaching and learning.

The role:

We are looking for a passionate, motivated and dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work in partnership with teaching and other educational support staff across school but based predominantly in EYFS and initially, although this may vary at times. You will provide learning support for pupils, working with them as directed by teaching staff or individually as required in accordance with academy policies and procedures.

The ideal candidate should:

* Have excellent people and communication skills
* Be flexible to adapt to changing situations
* Have suitable experience in a similar role within a school
* Be patient, caring, fun and have the children's education and wellbeing at the forefront of their mind

* Ideally Level 3 qualified in a relevant subject

We highly recommend that you come and visit Meadstead to embrace our inclusive and family-based ethos. Please call the main office on 01226 722153 to arrange a visit.

Closing date: 10th August

Interviews are set to be held ASAP after the closing date - to avoid disappointment please apply early as we may close the applications early due to high interest.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's.

Academies Enterprise 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 robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Academies Enterprise 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 robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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About Meadstead Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Meadstead Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
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At Meadstead Primary Academy we have a special and unique learning community that is proud to serve the village of Royston, and surrounding areas. Our staff commute not just from Barnsley, but from Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield and beyond.

The children benefit from the academy having a shared ethos of excellent teaching and learning alongside a keen focus of improving teaching and learning,

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