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  • Job start date

    3 February 2025

  • Closing date

    24 November 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 October 2024

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 25 hours per week Term Time plus 2 weeks

Contract type

Fixed term - until 31st August 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,294.00 to £25,979.00 per annum (pro rata £14,481.02 to £15,485.40 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

  • Level 3 qualification (NVQ level 3 or A level).
  • Experience of working with children in a primary school or other setting.
  • Experience of supporting children with special educational needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).
  • The ability to maintain positive relationships with pupils, parents and staff.
  • The ability to work effectively within a team.

What the school offers its staff

The Olive School, Bolton is a Muslim faith-based, primary school for 4 to 11 year olds, which welcomes pupils from all faiths and none. We opened in 2016 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We were graded as 'Outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in July 2019.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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

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About The Olive School, Bolton

School type
Free School, Muslim, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
424 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Phone number
01204 867890

The Olive School, Bolton is a 420 place Muslim faith based primary school which welcomes children from all faiths and none. The school opened in September 2016, admitting 60 children into Reception and 60 children into Year 1. It will welcome another 60 children into Reception each September and will reach its full size in 2021. Like all Star schools, it has “Leadership” as a specialism.

The Olive School, Bolton is a happy, friendly place where every child feels welcomed and valued. The curriculum fosters thought, curiosity and a desire for learning, creating a solid foundation for future learning and a rounded educational experience that addresses each child’s academic, personal and social development.

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