HLTA & Forest School Leader
Hambrook Primary School, Bristol, BS16 1SJ32 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 30 hours 30 minutes a week - TTO + 1 week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- HAY 8
What skills and experience we're looking for
Join Our Fantastic Team at Hambrook Primary School!
We are seeking a High-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) and Forest School Leader who will:
- Deliver whole-class teaching to cover PPA and leadership time across the school teaching a range of subjects.
- Be our Forest School Leader teaching Forest School to all of our pupils from Reception to Year 6.
- Provide short-notice class cover when required, demonstrating flexibility and a positive, proactive attitude.
The Ideal Candidate Will:
- Be well-organised and adaptable.
- Have a can-do attitude and strong initiative.
- Be passionate about Forest Schools and its impact on pupils.
- Hold a relevant qualification or experience in Forest School (please contact us to discuss this more if you are interested in the role).
- Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to working with children.
- Have high expectations for all pupils in every aspect of school life.
- Be actively engaged in their own professional development (CPD).
- Thrive in a team-oriented and supportive environment.
What the school offers its staff
Hambrook Primary School is a happy, high-achieving school, and we are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our exceptional team as HLTA and Forest School Leader. This is a fantastic opportunity for the person with the right skills to join our happy school and lead our fantastic Forest School provision.
What We Offer:
- A happy, supportive staff team that values collaboration.
- Pupils who are eager to learn, well-behaved, and a pleasure to teach (Ofsted rated our pupils' behaviour as Outstanding in November 2023).
- Excellent professional development opportunities, both within our school and through collaboration with cluster schools.
- A strong, supportive HLTA team that works across the school.
- A positive, welcoming working environment where staff look after each other.
- Fantastic school facilities and resources to support teaching and learning which includes our own Forest School with excellent resources and an all-weather shelter.
- An engaged parent community that works in positive partnership with the school.
- Dedicated PPA time, with additional paid hours until 4:00 PM each day for planning, assessments, and marking.
Further details about the role
Working hours and pattern:
Monday
8.30am-12pm
HLTA
1pm-4pm HLTA
Tuesday
8.30am-12pm
HLTA
1pm-4pm HLTA
Wednesday
8.30am-12pm
HLTA
1pm-3.30pm HLTA
3.30pm-5.00pm HLTA to attend weekly staff meeting
Thursday
8.30am-12pm
HLTA
1pm-4pm HLTA
Friday
8.30am-12pm
HLTA
1pm-4pm HLTA
Typically, our HLTA Forest School Leader teaches Forest School sessions two to three afternoons per week, with the remaining afternoons dedicated to PPA cover in classrooms.
Please be aware we have several adverts placed at the moment which includes this role as an option of being part time. Please see our other vacancies on Eteach to see which one is right for you. Please make it clear in your application which role you are applying for.
Please contact the school office to book a tour.
Tour dates:
Thursday 24th April at 4.00pm
Friday 25th April at 9.30am
Wednesday 30th April at 11am
Closing date: 2nd May 2025 at 9am
Interviews to be held on: 7th May 2025
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and all appointments will be subject to appropriate vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Statement
Hambrook Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@hambrookprimary.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hambrook Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 197 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hambrook Primary School website
- Email address
- office@hambrookprimary.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01179568933
Hambrook Primary is a highly successful community primary school situated on the beautiful Hambrook common. It is a single class entry school with 206 pupils currently on roll.
10.6% pupils with EAL (22% national figure)
10.6% pupils with SEND (16% national figure)
2.9% pupils with an EHCP (2.3% national figure)
FSM 6% (26% national figure)
Few families live in the immediate local community, instead travelling by car from other villages. This means we are a ‘choice school’, parents often choose us over their closest school. Parents choose Hambrook because of our caring ethos, our high aspirations for pupils in all areas of school life, our fantastic facilities and our strong community. Our parents at Hambrook have high aspirations for their children and their achievements at Hambrook.
One of the main strengths of Hambrook Primary is the village school ethos, which is evident even though most children do not live in the immediate local community. The safeguarding and wellbeing of our pupils - physically, spiritually and emotionally as well as academically is central to everything we do.
The distinctive aims of the school are encapsulated in our vision statement ‘Whole Child, Whole School, Whole-hearted'. The school values its members equally and is a community where everyone feels they are well cared for and encouraged to show acceptance, compassion and respect for others.
As part of our vision, we strive for the very best academic standards for our pupils no matter what their starting points. Staff are expertly skilled at teaching and promoting high levels of progress across the school.
Arranging a visit to Hambrook Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@hambrookprimary.org.uk.
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