HLTA
Keyworth Primary School, London, Surrey, SE17 3TRThis job expired on 23 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 33.75 hours per week: 1 day 9:00am-6:00pm, 4 days 8:30am-3:45pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Pay scale
- Grade 5 SCP 6-13
What skills and experience we're looking for
Knowledge / qualifications:
▪ NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience
▪ Training in the relevant strategies e.g. literacy and/or in particular curriculum or learning area e.g. bi-lingual, sign language, dyslexia, ICT, maths, English, CACHE etc.
▪ Appropriate first aid training
▪ Can use ICT effectively to support learning
▪ Use of other equipment technology – video, photocopier
▪ Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
▪ Working knowledge of national/foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies
▪ Understanding of principles of child development and
learning processes
Experience:
▪ Experience of working with or caring for children of
relevant age
Aptitudes, skills
and
competencies:
▪ Very good numeracy/literacy skills
▪ Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
▪ Ability to relate well to children and adults
▪ Work constructively as part of a team, understanding
classroom roles and responsibilities and your own
position within these
Special
conditions:
▪ Motivated to work with children & young people.
▪ Ability to form & monitor appropriate relationship & personal boundaries with children & young people.
▪ Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours.
▪ Appropriate attitudes to use of authority & maintaining discipline.
▪ The postholder may be required to work outside of normal school hours on occasion, with due notice.
▪ All postholders will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Individuals on the children’s barred list (and adults barred list where relevant) should not apply.
▪ An understanding of the principles of Keeping Children
Safe in Education 2015 and a commitment to ensuring
the health, safety and wellbeing of all children.
What the school offers its staff
• A friendly welcoming school
• A supportive Leadership Team and Governing Body
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
Further information about the job
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 Keyworth Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 335 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Keyworth Primary School website
- Email address
- jobs@gemfed.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Keyworth Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@gemfed.co.uk.
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