HLTA
Mosspits Lane Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 6UN13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 35 hours per week (Term Time Only) Monday to Friday 8:30am-3:50pm with 30 mins lunch plus 1 hour’s staff meeting per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until at least July 2025
Pay scale
- £26,409-£30,060 (FTE) Grade4 Point 9 to 17
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful applicant will:
- Be able to plan and deliver high quality whole lessons for whole classes, under the general direction of a teacher
- Be able to deliver excellent intervention groups for children so that children secure more than expected progress
- Have strong positive pupil management skills, so that classes continue to learn in a calm and structured way
- Demonstrate outstanding professional qualities
- Have a proven track record of organisation, resourcefulness and efficiency
- Have a commitment to high standards, personal success and self-development
- Be enthusiastic and willing to learn and continue to develop – hold themselves to account and work to do the same positively with the whole team whilst working towards whole school goals
- Demonstrate A flexible approach to working and a can-do attitude, even when working under pressure
- Have a proven record of excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Be willing to uphold and demonstrate our school values at all times
- Be a positive, proactive, caring role model for our children
- Have a positive impact on the children, the wider school environment and our school community
- Demonstrate initiative
What the school offers its staff
The school will offer:
- An organisation committed to excellence where pupils and staff are valued.
- A committed organisation that supports children and staff
- An innovative, vibrant and forward-thinking school.
- An experienced, creative, supportive and committed staff team that work hard for the benefit of all the
children.
- Exceptional professional development opportunities within our school and across Liverpool and wider networks.
- A friendly, supportive environment in which to work
- Respectful, positive and happy children
- A committed and friendly team of hard-working, ambitious, supportive and creative staff
Further details about the role
The HLTA will work across the primary age range and will have three main areas of responsibility as follows:
1. Provide high-quality intervention under the direction of the class teachers across the age range, evaluating children’s progress and reporting back to class teachers and class TAs effectively.
2. Provide cover for PPA or Leadership time in classes (this could be across the school) and also cover absence across the school, sometimes at short notice i.e. on the day
3. Support and mentor other support staff to ensure that all children are effectively provided for, regardless of need, ability and age group.
You may also be asked to support with lunchtime supervisory cover within the hours specified, for example, running a lunchtime club.
This post will be attractive to those with HLTA status, those wishing to increase their skills and experience towards HLTA standards and may also be attractive to a newly qualified teacher as a first step into school or to a returner to teaching. The ideal candidate will be proactive, positive and flexible, a great team player with excellent communication skills.
The school has a strong community ethos and has high expectations of all its staff and children
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to h.taylor@mosspits.com
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Mosspits Lane Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 412 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Mosspits Lane Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- h.taylor@mosspits.com
- Phone number
- 0151 722 1716
At Mosspits Lane Primary School all members of staff are highly motivated to ensure our children are happy and fulfil their potential, academically and socially. Our pupils are well behaved, articulate, extremely positive and enjoy learning.
If you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and would like the opportunity to thrive in our welcoming school, where CPD is highly valued for all members of our school community, we look forward to receiving your application.
The successful applicant will be given an opportunity to work in a creative environment, alongside enthusiastic and dedicated teachers and support staff.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced or aspiring teaching assistant to join our staff team and to support the learning of children across the school. This post is temporary until July 2024 in the first instance.
The school has a strong community ethos and has high expectations of all its staff and children.
Arranging a visit to Mosspits Lane Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email h.taylor@mosspits.com.
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