KS1 HLTA
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Start date details
6th January 2025
Closing date
6 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,250.00 Annually (FTE) £1520 per month
KS1 HLTA job summary
Hours: 30 hours per week. 8.45-3.45, 5 days a week, term-time only.
Location: We are a two-site school, deployment is based on the needs of the children and the skill of the practitioner. This position will be based at our Kestrel Way site in the first instance.
We are a four-form entry school operating over two sites in Leighton Buzzard. With a total of over 700 pupils our school family is diverse and we are looking for a colleague to join our teaching support team as an HLTA.
Working closely with the KS1 Phase Leader, you will spend part of your week delivering planned cover to release the teachers in KS1, with the remainder supporting your class teacher and the pupils in class as a TA. Additionally you will cover unplanned or short notice absence. You may also be called on to support children who need time outside the classroom setting and require additional individual care.
We are looking for positive, flexible members of staff who enjoy the challenge of supporting young children as they begin their educational journey. You will understand the vital role that the HLTA plays in supporting the teachers and understand the importance of adapting practice to support the needs of individual children . You will have experience of working in a school setting. You will hold a Level 4 qualification related to teaching and learning, or equivalent, be working towards it, or prepared to do so. Ideally, you will have previous experience of supporting as an HLTA.
We offer you the opportunity to work as part of a committed staff team. Our two sites provide scope for professional development and the opportunity to work with children with a variety of needs.
Greenleas is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all posts.
We operate a safer recruitment policy and follow the CBC Code of Practice. Our recruitment process includes undertaking online searches in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Applications may be assessed on receipt and suitable candidates interviewed and appointed immediately. An early application is advised.
Commitment to safeguarding
Greenleas School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We will carry out enhanced DBS checks where necessary on all staff and take references. Please note that online searches are undertaken as part of the safer recruitment process.
Central Bedfordshire Council Schools are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all members of the community.
Please advise us if you have a disability, learning difficulties, medical conditions or needs for which you would like us to make reasonable adjustments so that your application and working experience is more accessible.
About Greenleas School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 679 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 9
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Greenleas School website (opens in new tab)
We are a two-site school in the market town of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. We have over five hundred and sixty main school pupils in addition to those attending our Early Years provision which brings our total number to nearly seven hundred. We have one hundred and thirty staff across both sites.
We have a senior and middle leadership structure, providing opportunities for career development.
Our teachers have shared PPA on a Friday afternoon and come together across both sites for our staff meeting/Inset every Wednesday. We plan as a team across both sites.
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