Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Part Time

Haynes Lower School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 3PR

76 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  20 July 2024 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  25 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,979.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Part Time job summary

HLTA - Year 3 and Year 4 classes

Monday and Tuesday 8.30am - 3.45pm (30 minute lunch)

13.5 hours per week, term time only (plus training days)

Level 4a pt 11 - 15 (£25,979 - 27,803 FTE)

Start in September 2024

We are looking for an HLTA who has excellent behaviour and classroom management skills, who is creative, flexible and approachable, is organised and able to follow direction, is resourceful and able to think on their feet and be punctual when arriving at school and for individual lessons.

The successful candidate will be:

• a versatile practitioner who meets the HLTA standards and is able to demonstrate a hardworking ethos
• a efficient practitioner who is able to use his / her own initiative with confidence
• experienced with working across the primary age range and able to supervise work set by the class teacher
• able to supervise classroom activities set by the class teacher
  
• able to maintain discipline and implement behaviour management strategies inline with school policy and procedure
• able to work with individual pupils, small groups and whole class to deliver agreed lessons and learning objectives
• able to produce reports on performance, behaviour and attainment
• able to monitor student progress
• able liaise and communicate with the class teacher about the children, their learning, strengths and next steps

In addition to maintaining a high standard of performance and professionalism the successful candidate will be expected to set a positive example and should always remember to be punctual courteous, friendly and professional at all times.

On occasions where they are not needed for cover, they might also be released to provide additional support to teachers in classrooms, or to carry out other tasks such as admin support, displaying work etc.

Haynes Lower School can offer the successful candidate

• Friendly, well behaved and motivated learners
• A supportive, hardworking, collaborative and committed staff team
• Strong values based education shown by all members of our community.

Applications will be considered on receipt and interviews conducted accordingly. The vacancy will close on appointment of a suitable candidate.

Haynes Lower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools. We are an Equal Opportunities employer. As part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence for shortlisted candidates.

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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Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Haynes Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 142 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Haynes Lower School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haynes-lower-school (opens in new tab)

Haynes Lower School and nursery is a small village school. We believe that all children have the right to receive a broad, balanced, relevant and stimulating education.

Our curriculum enables children to develop confidence, to progress, to acquire knowledge, to build and embed skills throughout their time at our school. We promote values and tolerance within the school community and encourage children to become good citizens who contribute to the wider world. Everything we do is therefore rooted in our values based approach to education.

Come and join our friendly and supportive team. We can offer successful candidates a supportive, hardworking, collaborative and committed staff team, a strong values based education and friendly, well behaved and motivated learners.

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