Chapelford Village Primary School
Classroom Assistant
Chapelford Village Primary School
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Accountable to: Head of School
Start Date: September 2024
Contract Type: 37 Hours, Term Time Only plus 5 Inset Days
Fixed-Term until 31st August 2025
We are seeking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HTLA) to work within our successful and nurturing school.
HLTA’s will plan and deliver lessons across all years and use assessment to adapt teaching and learning effectively.
Applicants must be highly motivated, creative and committed to the highest standards of pupil achievement and inclusion.
The post is holder will work across the primary year groups providing cover for all year groups and will also work with individual/groups of children to support high quality learning opportunities when required.
This role is suitable for an experienced teaching assistant, with the relevant qualifications, as well as ECTs who wish for experience of teaching across the primary phase. As a school, we support professional development at all levels and have often supported our HLTA staff to progress to established teachers.
The successful candidate will hold relevant qualifications at HLTA or higher and be able to:
- Promote excellent teamwork skills to support our vision for developing children’s learning
- outcomes.
- Demonstrate a commitment and consistency to raising standards through effective classroom
- support and leading intervention programs in KS1 and KS2.
- Provide Cover Supervision to all year groups ranging from Early Years to Year 6.
- Demonstrate creative flair to make learning memorable, enjoyable and purposeful.
- Promote the inclusion and well-being of all children
- Set high expectations and behaviour for all
- Can support the school with the wider curriculum and out of school learning – extracurricular
- provision and residential visits
- Reflect on practice and have the ability to embrace purposeful change
Chapelford Village Primary School is a successful and nurturing school with a purposeful engaging curriculum that puts our children at the centre of all we do, achieving the highest standards whilst developing purposeful and happy citizens for the future.
As a school, we prioritise high quality CPD for all staff and believe in supporting career progression within and across the school. This has resulted in progress for existing teaching assistants to HLTA’s, teachers and beyond.
We have enthusiastic, caring children who love to learn in a school with a sense of purpose and high expectations. Together with staff, families and a supportive Governing Body and Trust Board, we all work collaboratively to make Chapelford as successful as possible.
Our school team is professional and caring and are committed to children achieving the highest standards and create a caring, positive environment to work and learn.
We can offer the successful candidate:
- a dedicated school team
- friendly, well behaved children who are eager to learn
- a real commitment to high quality continuous professional development
- a committed and supportive Local Governing Body
- happy, supportive and friendly staff
- a forward thinking leadership team who listen and who value every member of the school community
- a modern building which is rich in learning resources, books and technology
- strong, collaborative network opportunities as part of a large community school within Omega Multi-Academy Trust
Salary: Grade 6 – SCP 15-22 - FTE: £27, 803.00 - £31,364.00 - Actual: £24,088.51 - £26,860.12
Closing Date: 15 July 2024, 12.00pm
Interview Date: 17 July 2024
Other Information
Closing date for applications: Monday 15th July 2024, 12pm
Interview Dates: 17th – 18th July 2024
Start date: September 2024
The school is committed to the safeguarding of young people and candidates will be expected to adhere to these expectations. Appointment is subject to satisfactory pre employment checks and enhanced DBS clearance.