Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Start: 29th April 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter

Salary: JG6 (19-23)

Location: St. Nicholas’ Chantry

Contract: 5 days per week 8:30-4pm & 5 INSET days

Term: Permanent

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity with a post suitable for experienced Teaching Assistants, who would be able to benefit from our successful and supportive Futura Learning Partnership ECT Induction Programme.

You offer:

• Full and relevant qualification at level 4 or above, with an HLTA/ teaching qualification
• Excellent spoken & written literacy skills and strong Numeracy skills
• Ability to deliver excellent lessons in all curricular subjects
• Positive presence in the classroom, staffroom and around the school
• The flexibility motivation to get involved in lunchtime and extra-curricular activities
• Strong knowledge of child protection and safeguarding
• A passion to meet the needs of all children
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A deep understanding of language development
• The ability to champion school, Trust and Christian values
• High aspirations for every child, and for yourself & other staff
• To continually strive for best practice in yourself and inspire others

In return we offer:

• A competitive salary
• A full and varied CPD programme offering teaching and leadership development for our staff
• An opportunity to work in a kind, supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow
• Wider opportunities to be involved across the Futura Learning Partnership
• An energised and professional working environment
• Benefits include; pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme.

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 3-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

The closing date for applications is: 9am on Monday 22nd April

Interviews are likely to be held Thursday 25th April

No CVs or agencies please

To apply:

• Download the job description & Person Specification
• Click on the ‘apply’ button within the vacancy advertised on the Futura Learning Jobsite
• Complete and submit your online application before the closing date.

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. St. Nicholas’ Chantry C of E Primary School reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the School be able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.