Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA with EAL)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA with EAL)

Full-time | 36 hours

Permanent | Term time only 

Actual Salary £16,500 - £18,000

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is a thriving community school with a healthy and open attitude to progress and change. Rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in September 2017, staff are aspirational for their pupils and want the best for them. Pupils’ behaviour is outstanding. They have positive attitudes to learning in class and their conduct around the school is exemplary.

For September 2018 we are seeking to recruit a HLTA with EAL experience to join our highly committed Inclusion team working alongside our team of TA’s and Student Support Workers. Our ideal candidate will have experience of working together with teenagers who struggle with aspects of their learning, who is able to assess their needs and develop and deliver appropriate curriculum for them including schemes of work and deployment of resources. Applicants with English as an Additional Language (EAL) experience are particularly desirable to suit our student’s needs for the current school year.  

This post is full-time permanent, working 36 hours per week 8.20am - 4pm Monday to Friday, term-time only. Our ideal candidate is able to start as soon as possible and ideally by 2nd July to enable a full-handover period.

Staff benefits include local government pension scheme, discounted local Gym membership, free on-site parking and free breakfast. Childcare voucher scheme, cycle to work loan scheme and good relationships with a local estate agent for those relocating or renting.

Tolworth Girls’ School & Sixth Form is an excellent school and are very much at the heart of our local community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to references and an enhanced DBS check. The School is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.

CVs submitted without an application form will not be considered. Applications are submitted to recruitment@tolworthgirlsschool.co.uk  by 9am Monday 18th June 2018. Interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible.

Tolworth Girls’ School & Sixth Form reserve the right to close this advert as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed, so we advise you to send your application as soon as possible.