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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    24 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 34 hours per week Monday to Friday term time only plus 5 inset days. After School club (optional and fixed term in the first instance to 31st August 2025) 5 hours per week Monday to Friday term time only

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

F

What skills and experience we're looking for

PERSON SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Grade F

Knowledge

  • Good understanding of child/young people’s development and learning processes
  • Understanding of individual children and young peoples’ needs
  • An understanding that children/Young people have differing needs and knowledge of inclusive practice
  • Knowledge of Behaviour Management techniques
  • Knowledge of Child Protection and Health & Safety legislations and procedures

Experience

  • Significant experience of working with children in an education setting
  • Experience of delivering evidence based interventions that accelerate learning
  • Experience in a relevant specialism e.g. Art/Music/Sport

Occupational Skills

  • Demonstrable ICT skills and ability to use them as part of the learning process, or, the ability to develop ICT skills in a reasonable timeframe
  • Good written and verbal communication skills: able to communicate effectively and build good relationships with all teachers, children, young people, families and carers

Qualifications

  • Level 2 numeracy & literacy qualification or equivalent
  • HLTA status or QTS **
  • ** It is essential that Higher Level Teaching Assistants are assessed against and meet the HLTA standards, or have Qualified Teacher Status to enable them to deliver teaching and learning activities to a whole class
  • Relevant NVQ level 4 or foundation degree
  • Appropriate first aid training (Dependent on the school’s needs - insert as appropriate)

Personal Qualities

  • Demonstrable interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work successfully in a team
  • Able to exercise judgement
  • Confidentiality
  • Flexibility
  • Creativity

Other Requirements

  • Enhanced DBS clearance
  • To be committed to the school's policies and ethos
  • To be committed to Continuing Professional Development
  • Full driving licence
  • Motivation to work with children and young people
  • Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
  • Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and attitudes
  • Ability to use authority and maintaining discipline
  • An empathy for equality & diversity
  • The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post

Behaviours

What the school offers its staff

The Heritage Coast Federation schools have a supportive, hardworking staff; bringing together two small village schools under one Executive Head Teacher and one Governing Body. Our Federation brings lots of opportunities for collaboration, development and professional expansion. We are a warm, inclusive family school with a strong sense of community, Christian ethos and a commitment to excellence for all of the children in our care. We aim to ensure that our children feel safe, happy and achieve their potential as a unique individual and as a learner. Christian values of respect, hope, trust and community are at the heart of all that we do and the school’s vision of ‘Flourish, Succeed and Let Your Light Shine’ is embedded in the daily life of the school.

We expect the very best from our children and in return, we aim to give them the very best education. In this way, you will need to be:

  • Determined and inspirational; demonstrating passion and love for the children you work with;
  • Able to work collaboratively and flexibly as an effective team player;
  • Highly passionate and creative with good organisational skills;
  • Committed to high-standards and high expectations
  • Willing to support the Christian ethos of the school
  • Willing to learn and be keen to access CPD to further develop understanding of how to effectively support the progress of our amazing children.

In return, we can offer:

  • A happy school, underpinned by our Church of England ethos, where everyone is valued and respected.
  • Motivated and happy children who are at the centre of all we do.They show excellent behaviours, a thirst for learning and are encouraged by their supportive parents
  • A supportive, dedicated and professional full staff team, who work closely to achieve the best for our children and each other.
  • A commitment to outstanding professional development.
  • A supportive, exciting, supportive and inspiring environment in which to work, learn and develop

This post is based across the Federation and at times this will mean travelling between the two schools during lunch break. The successful candidate will also be required to travel to Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre Primary School to run the after-school club.

For more information, a look around the school or an informal chat, please contact the school office on 01947 602772 or email headteacher@hcfed.co.uk. Applications should be emailed to hawskeradmin@hcfed.co.uk

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
46 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01947 602772

The Heritage Coast Federation consists of two small primary schools - Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre Primary School and Fylingdales Primary School. Both are small village schools offering primary education for ages 4-11.

Arranging a visit to Hawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

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