HLTA

Ormiston Herman Academy, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 7JL

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  5 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 June 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: £22,537.00 - £25,252.00 Annually (Actual) Actual starting salary based on FTE salary of £30,296

HLTA job summary

Ormiston Herman Academy are looking for an ambitious, hardworking HLTA who is committed to raising attainment in our happy and friendly Primary school. The role will involve supporting class teaching, covering absence or PPA and delivering specific interventions.

The role will be working 32 hours per week for 39 working weeks per year (school term time plus 1 week). The contract will be for 1 year initially, until 31st August 2025.

Ormiston Herman Academy in Great Yarmouth is a mixed primary school for 3 to 11-year olds. The academy, in Oriel Avenue, believe in creating a safe, happy and healthy environment where children can feel positive about themselves and the academy.

Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust, a MAT of 43 primary and secondary academies. The Trust’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust.

The successful applicant will:

• Be an excellent practitioner;
• Be experienced in working in a primary or early years setting;
• Be highly motivated, resourceful and keen to ensure the highest possible standard of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved;
• Has a vision for achieving excellence and an absolute belief in the potential of all children;
• Has the energy and enthusiasm to realise this vision and strengthen our creative curriculum;
• Be qualified to HLTA status;
• Be open to advice, feedback and guidance from colleagues.

What we can offer you:

• A well-managed school that values professional trust and respect;
• A committed team of excellent teachers and support staff;
• Happy children who are motivated to learn;

If you want to work with a great team of staff and students, and feel that you have the right skills, please apply before the closing date of 5th July. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.

Ormiston Herman Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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 Ormiston Herman Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 384 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ormiston Herman Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormiston-herman-academy (opens in new tab)

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