Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Are you thinking of becoming a teacher? Want to try in a supportive environment which leads to you gaining a PGCE? Then join the team at Canary Wharf College as a Graduate Teaching Assistant!

Summary

We are currently looking for innovative, inspiring and experienced HLTAs to work at our primary schools. We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong background in SEN. The role will be varied and will involve providing support to pupils, individually or in groups, to enable them to access the curriculum and experience a sense of achievement. If you are thinking about a career in teaching, we are keen to develop from within so this could be an opportunity to move forward with your aspirations.

Hours: 8.30am – 5.00pm.

Weeks per year: Term time (39 weeks’ contract) plus optional weeks (6, 8, 10 or 12) during the school holidays.

About Us

In this multi-cultural school community, pupils are well-behaved and motivated with good discipline and supportive families. The staff team is creative and enthusiastic and has been providing a high standard of innovative education over the course of the lockdown and since.

The school is part of a successful Multi-Academy Trust. Routines and collaborative working are embedded in our practice, but we constantly seek to improve our work and thus seek energetic innovators. The Trust welcomes staff and pupils from all faiths while operating within a Christian ethos. We are firmly committed to staff CPD at all levels.

Our schools are based in a quiet setting in the heart of the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets, yet close to Mudchute and Island Gardens DLR and central London. The school works long days, balanced by shorter terms.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Michelle Richards, HR Manager at mrichards@canarywharfcollege.co.uk.

Next Steps

Please complete the application form through TES and complete the supporting statement. In this you should outline your skills and experience and how they demonstrate that you can meet the requirements of the role. As part of this, you should also write approximately 500 words on “Why I want to work at Canary Wharf College and what I hope to achieve here”. Applications that fail to do this will not be shortlisted.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the application deadline once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Closing date: Monday 6th February

Interview date: TBC

Safeguarding Notice

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and other relevant pre-employment checks.

Equal Opportunities

Canary Wharf College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.