Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Required to start as soon as possible, the governors and staff are seeking to appoint a highly effective, motivated and dynamic Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our dedicated team of professionals. 

The HLTA role is vital to the school and involves the planning and preparing of lessons and learning activities. You will be required to cover full classes in the absence of colleagues. You will also be required to manage and supervise pupil behaviour, and contribute to the maintenance of effective school administration. Are you driven to enable all children to succeed? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join us on a remarkable journey, and contribute to achieving our vision to ensure that all children reach their full potential and become life-long learners. 

We are looking for someone who:
• Is an enthusiastic, hardworking and an excellent practitioner, with the ability to create a classroom atmosphere that is achievement orientated.
Has the ability to contribute effectively to support team work and work independently
• Has strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to work as part of a dedicated and successful team.
• Has high expectations and is committed to raising standards through inspiring and motivating our pupils.
• Is flexible, committed to our school values, and willing to take a full part in the life of our school community.

In return we can offer you
• Friendly, hardworking and supportive colleagues who are committed to children’s success across all areas of the curriculum.
• Enthusiastic and well-behaved children who are eager to learn.
• An engaging curriculum which allows our pupils to develop their communication skills, build resilience and become creative, critical thinkers.
• A school excited about moving forwards with excellent opportunities for professional and personal development. 

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person and would be particularly suitable for a person with a good track-record throughout KS2.

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact Charlotte Naylor, our Business Manager, on 01724 867906 to arrange a suitable date and time. Further information about our school can also be found on our website https://www.bottesfordjuniors.com

Closing Date: Thursday 19th September 2024
Interview Date: Thursday 26th September 2024
 
Bottesford Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau and satisfactory references.
 

Why join us?

We offer:

Competitive salaries

Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions up to 18.5%

Generous annual leave and Bank Holiday entitlement

Flexible and agile working

A modern workplace with access to great technology

Salary sacrifice schemes- ie the option to purchase additional holidays or a bike to cycle to work

Family friendly policies supporting fostering, adoption and caring responsibilities

Our values and culture

We stay true to our values:

Equality of opportunity so everyone can have a good quality of life.

Striving for excellence and high standards.

Using our resources wisely and with integrity.

Promoting self-responsibility and people having choice and control over their own lives.

Our organisational goals are to be:

Progressive and enabling in our approach.

Financially and environmentally sustainable.

Safer recruitment

As an employer, we will:

· Promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers.

· Commit to the recruitment of a diverse workforce to best meet the needs of our customers.

· Ensure that recruitment decisions are based on reasonable and objective criteria, free from bias or unfair discrimination.

· Provide training for recruiters to ensure they are fully equipped with the skills to recruit the best people.

· Make reasonable adjustments to any aspect of the process to meet individual need, where known.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, we will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references which will be sought prior to interview.

The above post will be subject to a DBS check, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ds-code-of-practice) 'It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children or adults to apply to work in regulated activity with that group'

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks where applicable.