5 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    2 October 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    27 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Band 6 scp 23-25 - £32,076 to £33,945 pro rata. Actual salary £27,589

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Experience of working with children of relevant age
  • Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience
  • Excellent numeracy/literacy skills – equivalent to NVQ Level 2 in English and Maths
  • Training in relevant learning strategies e.g. literacy
  • Specialist skills/training in curriculum or learning area e.g. bi-lingual, sign language, ICT
  • Can use ICT effectively to support learning
  • Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation
  • Working knowledge and experience of implementing national/foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies
  • Good understanding of child development and learning processes
  • Understanding of statutory frameworks relating to teaching
  • Ability to organise, lead and motivate a team
  • Constantly improve own practice/knowledge through self-evaluation and learning from others
  • 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

What the school offers its staff

  • Term time only (including 5 INSET days)
  • Local Government Pension Scheme – Greater Manchester Pension Fund
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme
  • On site free parking
  • Cycle to work scheme

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Dean Trust Ardwick

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1315 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Dean Trust Ardwick opened in 2015 and are now a fully-fledged Year 7-11 school, serving over 1200 pupils, in the heart of the Ardwick and Longsight community. We pride ourselves on being a local school for local children, and since inception we have become the school of choice for families.

We exist to empower our pupils to find their purpose and thrive as citizens of the world. We provide a knowledge-rich curriculum which exposes pupils to powerful knowledge, places them on an ambitious pathway and develops the character traits needed to seize the opportunities that exist. Through finding their passions we enable pupils to make a positive difference to the world. Our core purpose is not merely finite ‘success’ for our pupils but for them to thrive - continually grow and flourish.

We are explicit about the culture we want to create and have clear ideas of the desired behaviours necessary for our pupils to succeed. At Dean Trust Ardwick, we maintain a relentless focus on the day-to-day actions, behaviours and routines within the school and adopt a disciplined approach to teaching pupils the right and successful ways to do things.

Arranging a visit to Dean Trust Ardwick

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dtarecruitment@deantrustardwick.co.uk.

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