Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Hillcrest Academy
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- Actual Salary: £24,246 - £25,851
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 20 July 2022
Job overview
Required to start: ASAP
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
SO1 (SCP 23-25) £28,226 - £30,095
Actual Salary: £24,246 - £25,851
Contract: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only + 5 days
Subject to a 6-Month Probationary Period
We are looking to appoint a talented colleague to join our strong and committed team. Hillcrest is a vibrant and dynamic academy that is looking for an inspirational Higher-Level Teaching Assistant who will provide PPA and/or sickness cover for class teachers and carry out intervention work with groups of pupils.
The successful candidate will:
• Hold the HLTA status or QTS
• Understand how children learn most effectively
• Demonstrate care, patience and understanding
• Be a team player with good interpersonal skills who takes the initiative when necessary
• Be committed to high standards of behaviour and achievement
• Have good literacy, numeracy and communication skills
• Have confidence to provide class cover on a regular basis
Key tasks:
• Plan and teach whole class lessons
• Assist in the preparation of the classroom for the activities planned
• Contribute, where necessary, to any discussion of pupils’ needs and progress
• Participate in any relevant Staff Development activities
• Assist in meeting the children’s needs for encouragement and reassurance
• Encourage pupils’ independence.
Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, we will ensure that our children receive an outstanding education that focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation.
Candidates are invited to visit the school to look around. If you wish to visit telephone 0113 262 4080 and ask for Alice Drayson – Business Manager. An Application Pack (including Job Description and Person Specification) is available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs ), by email to recruitment@hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk or by phoning our Business Manager - Alice Drayson. If you would like to know more about Hillcrest Academy, please visit our website at www.hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk .
Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
Closing date: Wednesday 20th July 2022 (noon)
Applications should be returned to: Recruitment@hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk
Interviews: TBC
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.
Attached documents
About Hillcrest Academy
Hillcrest Academy is a larger-than-average primary school located in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The school provides places for around 400 pupils aged 3-11. Hillcrest Academy is part of the GORSE Academies Trust, which is responsible for the running of around eight schools in the local area, at both primary and secondary level.
Hillcrest takes great pride in its extremely diverse catchment area, with a high proportion of pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds and a similarly high proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language.
Principal
Vicky Oddy
Values and vision
Hillcrest Academy seeks to ensure that every pupil receives a high-quality education regardless of background. To this end, the school highly values its investment in extra-curricular activities and an interesting and relatable curriculum. Parents are encouraged to play a large role in their child’s education, in order to foster a sense of community and responsibility.
With such a diverse intake of pupils, tolerance and diversity are of paramount importance to the primary school, and pupils are encouraged to have respect for different faiths and belief systems.
Ofsted report
“Pupils leave Hillcrest Academy reaching standards from very low starting points that are close to those achieved by other pupils nationally. They are very well prepared for the next stage of their education. Every lesson counts at Hillcrest Academy. Teachers are relentless in supporting every pupil to reach their full potential.”
View Hillcrest Academy's latest Ofsted report
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