17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    8 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    18 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£27,269.00 - £29,093.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade F (16-19)

HLTA job summary

JOIN OUR TEAM

We are looking for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to join our team

Job title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA

Location: Hillside Primary School, Ipswich

Contract:Permanent, up to 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, term time plus 2 PD days.

Salary: ALT Grade F 16-19 £27,269-£29,093 Annually (FTE)

How to Apply: Applications are to be submitted via MyNewTerm website.

About The Role:

We are seeking a confident and professional new member for our Teaching & Learning team. As part of your role, you will work in partnership with teachers to deliver learning activities to whole classes, as well as dedicate time to specific groups and individuals. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated candidate with the ability to use their own initiative to assess and evaluate pupils' needs, aiming to identify and resolve barriers to learning.

We value work-life balance and understand that flexibility matters. While the role is advertised as up to 37 hours per week, we’re open to discussions about part-time arrangements or fewer working days to accommodate the right candidate.

About Us:

Hillside is a friendly, caring academy with high expectations for all pupils. Our staff team endeavours to provide a calm environment where good behaviour and mutual respect are modelled by everyone, and where everyone is valued.

If you share our ethos and values of 'Achieving Greatness Together,' we would love to hear from you. This is no ordinary role – we strive to attract extraordinary people. We anticipate a strong field and reserve the right to move quickly for the right candidate.  We will review applications as they are submitted and may arrange interviews before the closing date or close the advert early if we have sufficient applications.

What We Are Looking For:

  • Someone who is able to communicate effectively with others
  • Who has knowledge of behaviour management techniques
  • Has a desire to be involved in school improvement

Why Join Us?

  • Vivup Benefit System
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Extensive Support and Development Opportunities
  • LGPS Pension Scheme

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Lucy Wass (Headteacher) l.wass@hillsideprimary.co.uk or 01473 601402.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

We only accept applications submitted online via MyNewTerm, our chosen applicant tracking system, and which are completed before the closing deadline. Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Hillside Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
419 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

School location

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