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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

St Helen's Primary Academy

Barnsley

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Salary:
£16,128.98
Job type:
Part Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
5 January 2020

Job overview

Inspire their remarkable with us

Here at St Helen’s Primary Academy we have a unique learning community that is proud to serve Monk Bretton, and the surrounding areas. Our staff commute not just from Barnsley, but from Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield and beyond.

As a result of strengthening our support team we wish to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work as part of our outstanding support team. We are looking for somebody with commitment, energy and drive to join our team and work closely with staff to provide positive learning experiences for all our pupils. 

We expect the successful candidate to:

  • Be able to build great relationships with pupils 
  • Be flexible and have experience across all primary ages
  • Be able to deliver high quality learning experiences for all pupils
  • Have high expectations of learning and behaviour and inspire and motivate our children
  • Be supportive, nurturing and understanding with high expectations
  • Seek to make learning exciting and a positive experience
  • Communicate well with parents, carers and members of staff, as well as pupils
  • Demonstrate good communication skills both orally and written
  • Work well as part of a team
  • Be willing to contribute to school life outside of the classroom

We passionately believe that every child can discover their own remarkable life. It’s what motivates us around here. We know this vision requires something extra. Which is why at AET, you’ll find more. More opportunities, so you can forge your own path. More care and support, so you can prioritise what matters most. More purpose, for you and for the children we’re inspiring. 

We offer:

  • More training and development, so you can get better at what you do - Varied and stretching continuous professional development opportunities.
  • More support for you and your loved ones - A health cash plan, employee loans and savings scheme, discounted gym membership and employee assistance programme.
  • More technology so you can make more impact - G Suite for Education embedded throughout. Collaborative cloud technology gives you access to the latest tools, when and where it suits you. More tech enabled classrooms mean less time spent on admin.
  • More reward - A generous and flexible Local Government Pension scheme for support staff.
  • More possibilities - To inspire children to find their remarkable. 

Closing date: Sunday 05 January 2020

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.  Find your remarkable, apply today, by clicking the apply now button.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements.  Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetinet.org/academies-enterprise-trust/work-at-aet/graduates for further details.

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About St Helen's Primary Academy

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Welcome to St Helen's Primary Academy and thank you for your interest in our school. Monk Bretton village is a small community easily reached from Wakefield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield. Here at St Helen's, we are a proud member of the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).

Our creative staff have a real love of teaching and we are looking for a future member of our team who can develop that sense of awe and wonder in children. The children at our school are happy, confident, fun-loving and energetic. They are passionate about their learning, be it in the traditional classroom or through drama, music, dance and painting.

We are looking for someone who can embrace these aspects of the curriculum as well as literacy and numeracy. Since June 2018, we have had a brand new leadership team who are driving St Helen’s to success. Leadership at our school is forward-thinking - and the well-being and work-life balance of our teachers is very important. We give autonomy to teachers, we have a shared ethos around curriculum, marking and feedback, which each teacher applies with their own style and personal teacher pedagogy.

We want you to give us your best and our non-negotiables are outstanding attainment and progress for every child, coupled with kindness and warm-heartedness, not what colour pen you use to mark books! Our school has been recently refurbished and is a modern, bright and attractive place for us all to work.

Our aims and expectations

We have high expectations for all children and a commitment to ensuring all children achieve high standards. We will achieve this by:

Supporting the development of children who –

  • Feel safe and know that if they have concerns they are listened to and are supported so that they thrive
  • Who can create, reflect, persevere, are resilient and aspire
  • Are able to work independently, collaboratively, as part of a team and to lead
  • Are thoughtful, have the ability to listen, are responsible and supportive of each other and have a strong work ethic
  • Are creative, analytical, critical and innovative
  • Have high expectations of themselves and each other
  • Respect themselves and others
  • Have endless curiosity, enthusiasm – who want to experience as much as possible and find out all they can

Creating a staff team who –

  • Are an expert workforce with a shared determination to do their best for every child
  • Question practice and continually try to better meet the needs of all children and are supported in this by a detailed professional development programme
  • Equip children with the life skills they will need to be independent, reflective, resilient and resourceful learners as well as continuing to raise standards in literacy and numeracy
  • Provide exciting opportunities for children to use and apply their learning to enquiry and problem solving so they develop their understanding of the world
  • Plan, monitor and evaluate teaching, learning, the curriculum and progress in the academy to ensure the development of the whole child
  • Are proactive and highly skilled at identifying vulnerable children and collaborating with other agencies so that barriers to learning are removed and all children succeed
  • Help children acquire a range of personal, social and emotional attributes essential to their health and well-being and to life as a responsible citizen
  • Develop children so they can actively participate in and contribute to the academy where they feel respected, safe and supported

In an academy which –

  • Provides a caring, stimulating and enjoyable learning environment in which all children feel respected, safe and supported
  • Provides a flexible, challenging and purposeful curriculum that is relevant to our children and prepares them for the responsibilities and experiences of life
  • Offers opportunities to engage with a wide range of cultural experiences
  • Provides a broad rich curriculum that excites them about learning and the world, is rich in IT to help children participate fully in a constantly changing world
  • Equips children with the life skills they will need to be independent, reflective, resilient and resourceful learners as well as continuing to raise standards in literacy and numeracy
  • Values and develops a supportive partnership between home, school and the community
  • Provides opportunities to engage in a wide range of activities – social, the arts, sports and cultural, that will enrich their lives and develop their confidence, social and moral skills and self-belief

So that the local community has pride and confidence in our academy and trusts that their children will succeed and do well here.

Ofsted

We are currently judged as 'requires improvement' and we were last inspected in May 2021. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here 

WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?

Staff Benefits

Development:

We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences  that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.

Lifestyle:

We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.

Money:

All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme).  Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.

Wellbeing:

We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.

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