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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Padbury Church of England School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 2AP

This job expired on 3 November 2024 – see similar jobs

Job start date
18 November 2024
Closing date
3 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £27,310.00 - £29,295.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The Padbury Church of England School is a small rural primary school with a big heart.

Inspired by Christian faith and rooted in the teachings, values and spirituality of the Church of England we embrace our core values of : Love, Respect, Hope, Courage, Kindness, Trust where everyone can learn how to live by these values to make our school, and the world beyond, a better place. 

High quality teaching from all adults is the key to success and the belief that everyone is part of a team to ensure that achievement for all drives everything. Continual professional development is a strength here and is key to us enabling everyone to the best that they can be. We are also very much part of the Padbury community, making use of the local area for forest school, an allotment and strong links with St Marys Church.

This is a wonderful opportunity to work in a forward thinking, small village school where our children are inspired to achieve and grow together within a Christian Community. We are part of the Oxford Diocese Bucks Schools Trust (ODBST) and as such can offer high quality training, focused support and clear career development opportunities.

The role of the HLTA includes:

Develop and promote effective professional relationships with colleagues to support the Padbury’s children’s progress

Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school

Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers and other LSAs working within the Key Stage with the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with

Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision

Communicate effectively with other staff members, pupils and with parents and carers about children that they have taught where needed. Discussing anything of concern with class teachers or SLT where appropriate.

Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals

Plan how they will support the inclusion of pupils in the learning activities

Use their area(s) of expertise to contribute to the planning and preparation of learning activities, and to plan their role in learning activities

Prepare the classroom for lessons that they are leading.

Read, understand and be able to teach from lesson plans shared prior to lessons.

Contribute to effective assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as appropriate to the level of the role. HLTA’s will not be required to plan lessons alone unless, in agreement with SLT, this is separately agreed.

HLTA’s will be required to:

Planning

Mark work taught where appropriate in-line with the school’s marking policy.

Direct the work, where relevant, of other adults in supporting learning

To cover and lead class teaching for PPA and short term absence

In addition responsibilities as a HLTA:

Undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher

Monitor pupils’ progress made in learning interventions using appropriate methods of recording data, as required

With guidance from the class teacher or SENDCo, coordinate resources and lead interventions with small groups or individuals

Supervise a class for short periods if the teacher is temporarily unavailable

Observe pupil performance and pass observations on to the class teacher

Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment

Support class teachers with maintaining good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures

Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities

Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

For enquiries, or to book an appointment to look around the school, please contact the school office 01280 813070 or email: office@pad.odbst.org

Closing date: Sunday 3rd November 2024

Applications will be reviewed on receipt and interviews could commence prior to the closing date.

The benefits of joining the Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust.

The ODBST family consists of 13 primary schools across Buckinghamshire, and we are delighted you are considering joining our school for the next step in your career. Being part of a Trust, makes you part of the family and this comes with many opportunities from CPD training and networking to in-house support and career development.

We are committed to our staff and offer benefits which include:

Employee Assistance Programme with Schools Advisory Service - through this programme, staff can access a wide range of support including a GP service, menopause support, counselling and mindfulness, chronic illness support, physiotherapy, fitness services and so much more!
Free flu vaccination vouchers
Free eye test for computer users
Cycle 2 Work Scheme
Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff
Extensive CPD opportunities including (not-exclusively) Trust wide subject leadership groups, mentoring, networking opportunities and apprenticeships
Full commitment to sustainable ways of working, green energy and reducing our Trust emissions to reach net zero by 2035.

Finally, by being part of ODBST, you are becoming part of and impacting children’s futures, and we look forward to welcoming you to the team.

Padbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. The ODBST is an Equal Opportunities employer.

Where the post involves working directly with children or young people, the following statements will be included in the advertisement:

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people and the applicant is required to declare any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are “spent”. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013, 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website: Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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.

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