Salary: G09, from £25,419 pa pro rata (actual salary £15,549 pa)
Hours: 26 hours per week worked over 4 days (to be agreed), term time only
We are currently seeking an HLTA for supporting students with below average literacy. This post would also be a form/link tutor.
The successful candidate will develop and deliver resources, interventions and programmes to support students’ reading, writing and oral skills at KS3 and KS4. They will also promote equality of opportunity for every student in order that they achieve their fullest potential.
We offer:
• The opportunity to join the staff team at this high attaining, successful and oversubscribed school
• A committed and enthusiastic staff group
• Exciting opportunities for personal and professional development
Cotham School is a successful co-operative academy that serves the local community, providing a high-quality education for its students. We consistently deliver strong outcomes and are determined to raise standards even further.
Cotham School is a great place to work. We’re a fantastic friendly team, proud of what we achieve and looking forward to welcoming new people to share in our achievements. Join us and you’ll receive a wide range of employee benefits including:
● excellent work life balance with term time working arrangements
● excellent defined benefit pension schemes (Teachers’ pension scheme)
● access to employee assistance programme and counselling sessions
● ongoing learning and development opportunities and access to the school CPD library
● at least 5 inset (training) days per annum with the provision of free onsite drinks and meals
● comprehensive induction process
● competitive salaries which are reviewed annually
● family friendly policies and wellbeing support initiatives
● savings on purchases via smart hive employee benefits platform
● reduced price access to gyms and health sessions
● access to staff sports
● option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
● on site free car parking (when available)
● access to discounted dental and health care schemes, plus free eye tests and free annual flu jab
Cotham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, age or disability. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Please visit our website for further details and application pack:
Closing date: at 29 August 9.00 am
Interviews will be held: in September 2022
Please note that we reserve the right to interview before this closing date should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Therefore, we recommend making an early application.
Cotham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of appointment are conditional on the following:
• Enhanced DBS check
• Satisfactory completion of a Staff Disqualification Declaration form
• Confirmation that you are not subject to either a Prohibition Order or Interim Prohibition Order
• The receipt of at least 2 satisfactory references
• Verification of identity
• Verification of medical fitness
• Verification of qualifications
• Verification of QTS where required
• Verification that they are legally able to work in UK
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account .
Cotham School’s child protection policy and practices and policy on employment of ex-offenders in the application pack can be found on the School website.