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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

St Ursula's E-ACT Academy, Bristol, BS9 4DT

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• Start date details

  As soon as they are able to

• Closing date

  20 February 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 January 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,086.04 to £28,100.87

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

HLTA - St Ursula's E-ACT Academy

We know just how important it is to think big and to help break those glass ceilings faced by young people today. Together we can encourage our pupils to step out from their comfort zones, build self-esteem and broaden their horizons.

We are looking for an enthusiastic HLTA to join the team here at St Ursula's E-ACT Academy. The successful candidate will collaborate with teachers in planning and delivering programmes of teaching and learning activities for individuals, groups and whole classes within a framework agreed with and under the overall direction and supervision of a qualified teacher.

Reporting to the SLT link the post holder will be accountable for:

Support for pupils

• Planning, preparing and delivering assigned programmes of teaching and learning activities to individuals, small groups and/or whole classes modifying and adapting activities as necessary under the overall direction and supervision of a teacher
• Assessing the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning
• Developing and implementing Individual Development Plans for pupils (such as Individual Education Plans) including attendance at, and contribution to, reviews
• Encouraging pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• Providing feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement in agreement with the teacher

Support for the teacher

• Monitoring and recording pupils responses and learning achievements, drawing any problems which cannot be resolved to the attention of the teacher
• Assessing, recording and reporting on development, progress and attainment
• Providing detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, and behaviour

Support for the curriculum

• Use teaching and learning objectives to plan, evaluate and adjust lessons and work plans as appropriate within the agreed systems of supervision
• Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies e.g., literacy, numeracy, early years recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher

Culture

• Responsible for the Health and Safety, security and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with E-ACT’s policies and procedures, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Responsible for working in accordance with E-ACT’s policy relating to the promotion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

Maintain confidentially of specific pupil/family concerns at all times and share information only as appropriate with information sharing protocols. 

Salary: SCP19 -23 - Actual: £26,086.78 - £28,100.87 - FTE: £29,777 - £32,076

For a full description of the role, please refer to the job description and job specification.

There is a real buzz about St Ursula's E-ACT Academy and the rate at which our pupils progress, but don’t just take our word for it and come and see us for yourself! We always encourage candidates to get in touch with questions and requests for academy visits so you can see how fantastic our academy really is, please contact the main school reception to arrange a visit.

 

 

Our Academy - St Ursula’s E-ACT Primary Academy

A vibrant primary academy surrounded by beautiful grounds in Westbury-On-Trym, Bristol. From Reception to Year 6 we offer all of our children a safe, happy and fulfilling education.

 

A great place to live and work

Twice named the best city in Britain to live in by The Sunday Times, Bristol is also home to five E-ACT academies. The city has its own unmistakable identity, and has a thriving current and historical arts scene, not to mention some of the country’s strongest green credentials. 

Come join our team

Quite aside from the opportunity to work with pupils whose energy, creativity and enthusiasm never fail to inspire, our academy is:

 

• Ofsted good/outstanding rated, recognised for helping pupils to progress from often low starting points.
• Committed to teacher development through E-ACT’s professional learning program in partnership with leading training providers such as Ambition School Leadership.
• Leading the way in youth mental health through our very own Mental Health First Aid programme - we aim to train every teacher as a mental health first aider.
• A leader in the education sector for outstanding employee bene fits including a generous maternity policy and opportunities for flexible working.

 

Part of the E-ACT family

 We are an E-ACT academy and proud to be part of a community that includes over 18,000 pupils and 2,500 teaching and non-teaching professionals across the country.

 E-ACT Multi-Academy Trust is responsible for 28 academies across the length and breadth of England.

Our academies can collaborate and share ideas with one another in ways that schools may not be able to. Most importantly, we all feel part of something much bigger as our responsibilities go far beyond the four walls of a single academy, and extend to people and their communities across the country.

 We are always on the lookout for dynamic, motivated, and enthusiastic people so we can continue to give every one of our pupils the opportunity to explore, solve, create and achieve.

In return, we offer the chance to work with amazing people and inspirational pupils, as well as a great salary and sector-leading work-life balance arrangements.

 

E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

 

E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections

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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About St Ursula's E-ACT Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 551 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Ursula's E-ACT Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-ursula-s-e-act-academy (opens in new tab)

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