Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Grade 5 (Actual Starting Salary £20,487.00)

37 hours per week/39 weeks 

The Trustees of Steel City Schools Partnership are looking to recruit a number of Higher Level Teaching Assistants at Brook House Junior and Woodseats Primary School.

Expectations:

To teach / cover classes across all classes. The activities that are planned / delivered will be for whole classes.

Relevant Qualifications:

● Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience

● Excellent numeracy/literacy skills – equivalent to NVQ level 2 in English and maths

● Training in the relevant learning strategies e.g. literacy

● Specialist skills/training in curriculum or learning area e.g. bi-lingual, sign language, ICT, Sport.

The successful applicants must have the ability to work as an effective team member, be well organised, and have the ability to communicate with children and adults in a constructive and effective way.

We are looking for individuals who are lively and enthusiastic and who have the following philosophy:

● Committed to excellence within their work in the School and across the partnership

● Committed to child centred education

We expect the successful candidate to work within our collaborative spirit and ethos, by building on the successes of the individual schools by working in conjunction with others to raise standards and enhance the outcomes for the pupils, families and communities we serve.

Steel City Schools Partnership has been established to ensure a local, primary led partnership of schools with an ambition to work closely with other Academies and schools.

The “To provide a first class, innovative education for all” philosophy drives policy, practice and governance in order to achieve the Trust aims, which are to provide a high quality learning and cultural environment that inspires and motivates children, staff and the wider community to engage in education and learning.

Brook House is a rapidly improving school (Good – November 2019) in the west of the city serving the Beighton area. The school serves a close knit community and has wonderful external grounds, backing onto the Rother Valley Park. Brook House joined SCSP in April 2021 and in that time has made rapid improvements. Brook House works closely with its feeder secondary, Westfield as well as with other local and regional schools.

Woodseats Primary (Ofsted Good – November 2016) joined SCSP in September 2019 after a period of collaboration with Greenhill Primary. The headteacher is a lead head within the locality. The school is housed within a Victorian building, and is based in the south of the city on the Chesterfield Road (A61). The school has approximately 33% of the pupils deemed to be disadvantaged yet recorded results in 2019 that were in line with or above national in all key stages.

Visits to school are encouraged please contact the office at:

Brook House Junior - 0114 248 7754

Woodseats Primary - 0114 255 4619

Please return completed applications to: jobs@steel-city-schools-partnership.org

Closing Date: 13 July 2022

Interviews: To Be confirmed 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.