HLTA
Holsworthy Community College, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6JDDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
1st September 2024
Closing date
14 May 2024 at 12:59am
Date listed
28 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
- £28,282.00 Annually (FTE) Grade E16 - 31 hours per week / 39 weeks per year
HLTA job summary
As a HLTA you will take a leading role in working with young people in our CAIRB. You will be agile in how you deal with students and ensure that their needs are met. You will be working with small groups of students both within the CAIRB and supporting young people in the regular curriculum. Not only will you be teaching them key literacy and numeracy skills, but also how to socialise and interact with one another. We are seeking to appoint a lively and enthusiastic teaching assistant who could support children with communication interaction needs.
Holsworthy Community College is a highly ambitious and caring school, committed to working in a relational way with all of our children. The provision is for up to 10 learners who have an Education and Health Care Plan.
The role will require the higher level teaching assistant to support the teacher to meet the needs of our children in a learning environment which encourages them to be the best that they can be through engaging positively in a highly personalised, fun and creative curriculum.
This is a wonderful opportunity for someone to join our friendly, enthusiastic, high quality staff team in a challenging yet highly rewarding mainstream plus provision.
Holsworthy Community College is a highly ambitious and caring school, committed to working in a relational way with all of our children. which is part of Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust. Visitors to our school always comment on the ‘family feel’ to the school. The school truly lives it’s cooperative values and this was identified by Ofsted in their last visit. They also commented about how behaviour is calm and orderly and that the school has a high quality curriculum.
As part of Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust, we are working as one school on three campuses. Departments from each school work closely together to build a high quality curriculum and to reduce staff workload. We believe in coaching members of staff to achieve their goals.
We will offer:
- A family of schools, working together to serve our families and communities
- A caring, welcoming and aspiring school community
- A skilled, ambitious and dedicated staff team
- Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
- A committed and highly effective team of colleagues
- A dedicated and supportive Trust Board
- A commitment to professional development
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
All schools in The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).
‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’
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The successful candidate will be required to come to DMAT HQ to complete mandatory training.
Training Details:
Location: Central Head Office (Wardhayes) 8 Simmons Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PY
Duration: Monday – Friday
Purpose: To provide comprehensive training on company policies, procedures, and systems necessary for successful integration into the role.
Training Schedule: Daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, with breaks provided.
Benefits of Training Week:
To gain valuable insights into our company culture and values.
Interact with key stakeholders and team members.
Acquire essential knowledge and skills to excel in your role.
Establish a strong foundation for your career growth within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.
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 Holsworthy Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 512 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Holsworthy Community College website (opens in new tab)
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