Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Midfield Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  27 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,645.00 - £12,772.00 Annually (Actual) FTE £26,100 - £28,626

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Vacancy: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Cover)

Contract: Permanent

Grade: TSPT 6, Point 17-21

Hours: 18.75 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

08:30 – 15:45 with 1 hour unpaid break, Monday to Wednesday

Salary: £11,645 - £12,772 (FTE £26,100 - £28,626)

Start date: ASAP

Are you a Teaching Assistant or a Learning Mentor or an existing HLTA or a graduate with a link to education/learning or in a similar role, who wants to develop their teaching skills in a school which believes in nurturing and achievement for all, including staff? Would you enjoy opportunities and internal/external development? Do you want to be part of our supportive team?

Staff are committed to achieving strong academic outcomes and the highest standards of care for all pupils. Pupils feel safe in school and value the support of teachers and other adults.

Staff are very positive about their work in the school and morale is high. Our 4 Trust values (Ambition, Collaboration, Fairness and Respect) underpin the work of our friendly staff and our well planned, bespoke curriculum. We will offer support in delivering the curriculum by providing you with a class mentor and all the resources you need to teach.

The Role (will include)

Covering classes.

Working with large groups.

Assessing / marking learning.

Communicating with teachers to deliver planning.

Internal and external training

The Person (must):

Have experience of working in schools supporting learning.

Have a desire to professionally improve.

Have good communication skills.

The Spring Partnership Trust strives to offer the very best education within our power to every child we can reach. Our member schools are part of a family that shares its knowledge, expertise and resources to change children’s lives. You will be committed and passionate about raising standards and life chances for all children in an inclusive environment.

Our Schools/Trust and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. For all short listed candidate’s, references will be requested in advance of interview and an online search will be carried out. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK.

We are proud of our diversity and inclusive culture in our work place. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership.

If you would like to find out more about us please visit our school website: https://www.midfield.bromley.sch.uk/

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as due to volumes and quality of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Closing Date: midday on 27th April 2025

Interview Date: 2nd May 2025

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

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

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About Midfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 460 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Midfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/midfield-primary-school-orpington

Midfield Primary School is situated on the outskirts of the London Borough of Bromley neighbouring Bexley borough. Our school has a wonderful environment in which to learn and work, set in beautiful extensive woodland grounds backing onto Scadbury Woods – a jewel in an urban setting. This includes 3 Forest School areas, an edible garden, a full size Celtic Hut, two large playgrounds, an outdoor stage, trim trails, a swimming pool, musical garden and an extensive playing field. It has excellent transport links and is close to the A20 and North Kent areas.

Staff are passionate about ensuring that all children thrive and are totally committed to continually improving and developing confident pupils in preparation for their next stage of learning through a Growth Mindset approach. In November 2017, Midfield was judged outstanding in all areas by Ofsted.

Midfield Primary school is a member of The Spring Partnership Trust.

The Spring Partnership Trust schools:

Hayes Primary School, George Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7LG

St Mary Cray Primary Academy, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4AR

Castlecombe Primary School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT

Dorset Road Infant School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QX

Leesons Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2GA

Midfield Primary School, Grovelands Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG

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