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Maternity Cover 1 year - Senior L3 TA with Level 4 HLTA hours

Carter Knowle Junior School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2DY

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Job start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
6 December 2023 at 3pm
Date listed
20 November 2023

Job details

Job role: View all Teaching assistantjobs
Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
Key stage: Key stage 2
Working pattern: View all Full timejobs - 26.75 hours (Level 3) Senior TA (Grade 4) 7 hours (Level 4) HLTA (Grade 5) Total: 33.75 hours
Contract type: Maternity or parental leave cover - 1 year
Pay scale: Grade 4 and grade 5 for 7 hours

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required from 1 January 2024 until December 31st 2024 a suitably qualified and experienced teaching assistant to fulfil both senior and higher-level teaching assistant roles.

As a senior TA (26.75 hours) you will be supporting small groups and individuals with both their learning and wellbeing. You will assist class teachers with preparation and assessment. Help to deliver adaptive learning and intervention programmes. You will be called upon to supervise a class for short periods as ad hoc cover. As an HLTA (7 hours) you will cover PPA time. You will also supervise morning break time for a class, every day and provide some lunch time supervision.

The hours of working are 8.30am – 4.00pm including a 15 minute morning break and a 30 minute lunch break.

The governors will consider those who have:

Relevant teaching assistant qualifications
Successful experience of implementing work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom.
Good communication and inter-personal skills.

The selection process involves shortlisting candidates through the matching of information from the application form, job description and person specification.

Please include the email addresses for your two referees in your application. If shortlisted and as part of our safer recruitment and due diligence checks, your references will need to be secured prior to interview. A designated person will also carry out online checks, in line with KCSIE 2023 point 221 on shortlisted candidates.

What the school offers its staff

Carterknowle Junior School is part of the Holt House and Carterknowle Schools Federation and we nurture a caring community in which every child learns well. We have a welcoming and secure environment with a warm and friendly ethos. We are dedicated to providing high standards and are committed to giving each and every child the best education. We have high expectations and children and adults work together in a positive and supportive way.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.