We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to join the team at Cuddington Community Primary School. Successful candidates will provide and deliver learning activities for a whole class of pupils under the professional supervision of a qualified teacher.
Working pattern: Monday to Friday 08:15-15:30, 33.75 hours per week/39 weeks per year
Key Responsibilities:
- To be able to run tasks and activity for a small group of children independently
- To be able to manage the teaching assistant to help provide assistant to those children that require additional support
Tours to the school are warmly welcomed, if you would like to request a tour of the school, or meet with us informally before applying, then please email the HR Team.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
Within The Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) there are career development opportunities available across a large number of partnership schools. In addition, THPT is also able to offer:
- An opportunity to be part of a dynamic and developing organisation
- Electronic Vehicle salary benefit
- An excellent benefit package including Cycle to Work, Sainsbury’s Loyalty Discount and access to discount schemes
- A fantastic Local Government Pension Scheme, including generous employer contributions
- Rewards and benefits scheme that includes Loyalty and Service Awards
- Full access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
As a school within The Howard Partnership Trust, we relentlessly strive for excellence in teaching and learning, enabling us to 'bring out the best' in each one of our children.
Our school also benefits from ‘The Jubilee Centre’ which opened in 2012. The Jubilee Centre is a 14 place High Coin specialist provision supporting children with communication and interaction needs.
As a school we are proud to be designated as an ‘Inclusive School’ with the Inclusion Quality Mark.
Despite our small size, we benefit from extensive grounds, a large playing field, a brand-new library and ICT suite, and full cooking facilities for the children.
Values and Behaviours
We are a values-based organisation and seek to recruit individuals who can demonstrate our values.
Our values will be assessed through the selection process, so we ask all applicants when providing their supporting statement to also incorporate not only how they meet the essential criteria for the role but to also demonstrate our values.
Our values are:
- Integrity - displaying honesty and having strong moral principles
- Partnership - working together and taking collective ownership to achieve the same goals
- Advocacy - working hard on behalf of others to maximise their success
- Resilience - finding success again after something difficult or negative has happened
- Compassion - displaying empathy towards and a desire to help others
- Aspiration - aiming high to achieve success
Please ensure your supporting statement reflects our Values
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment
Cuddington Community Primary 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.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.