Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Co-op Academy Woodlands
Leeds
- £27,002 - £28,575 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- SO1, SCP 23-25 £27,002-£28,575 Actual salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 5 February 2024
Job overview
Location: Co-op Academy Woodlands
Salary: £27,002 - £28,575 (actual salary)
Contract: Full time/Permanent
Hours: 37 pw
Closing date: Monday 5th February 2024, 12 noon
Start date: As soon as possible
Co-op Academy Woodlands is a large primary school situated in East Leeds and forms part of the Co-op Academies Trust. Woodlands is an inspiring place to work and learn and as part of the Co-op Academies Trust, aim to secure excellence in all aspects of its work.
We are currently seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, talented and inspirational Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work in our school. A passion for working with children and a strong commitment to developing young people in order to achieve their potential is essential. This role will predominantly be to support our EAL children in the mornings, and our Year 1 and 2 children in the afternoons. Candidates must be dedicated to improving the life chances of every child.
As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Co-op Academy Woodlands, the colleague appointed will join a talented staff team and a successful partnership of schools which is committed to raising the educational ambitions of the communities in which it sits.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our ‘Good’ school (Ofsted 2023), joining a highly motivated and forward-thinking staff team and contributing to our next level of successful development.
We are looking for colleagues who:
- Meet HLTA standards or equivalent qualification
- Have a diverse set of skills that will enable you to work flexibly in the classroom, dining room, and playground
- Be passionate about teaching and learning
- Be able to work creatively and strategically
- Be an innovative and reflective practitioner who is keen to learn
- Be positive with a “can do” attitude
- Committed to improving the life chances of every child
- Passionate about working with children and young people as part of a successful team
- Committed to the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour
- Open to challenge and has the determination to make a difference
- Able to develop positive relationships with all members of the school community
- Committed to their own personal professional development.
- Supportive of partnerships with parents, governors and the community
- Naturally positive with the vision and energy to adapt to changing circumstances and embrace new ideas
Benefits
- Excellent opportunities for personal and career development within the Co-op Academies Trust
- Employee benefits such as retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and much more
- Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Local government pension scheme
- Co-op staff discount and other benefits
Contact
If you fancy an informal chat about the role and the academy, please get in touch via email –
adele.clark@coopacademies.co.uk. It is highly recommended that you come and visit the school and you can arrange this by emailing Karen Jackson, Administrator, on karen.jackson@coopacademies.co.uk.
Completed applications should be submitted to Chris Harlow, Academy Business manager on wood-recruitment@coopacademies.co.uk
Co-op Academy Woodlands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service and a medical declaration.
“Co-op Academies Trust, as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf”.
Closing date: Monday 5th February at 12 noon
Shortlisting: Monday 5th February
Interviews: Thursday 8th February
About Co-op Academy Woodlands
- Co-op Academy Woodlands
- Foundry Place, Leeds
- West Yorkshire
- LS9 6DA
- United Kingdom
About us:
Woodlands Primary Academy is a large inner city primary school situated in inner East Leeds. We have had a successful OFSTED inspection in 2014 and are a rapidly developing school. We have a committed, hard-working and optimistic staff and fantastic, friendly and hardworking children. Our parents and wider community are very supportive of the school.
As an Academy sponsored by the Co-operative Group, we ensure that values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity govern our work, as does our commitment to openness, honesty, social responsibility and caring for others. We are a culturally diverse academy and we are committed to providing the best possible education for our children. Our curriculum and the consistent approach to behaviour and attitudes results in a welcoming positive climate; where children are welcomed whatever their background and educational history and quickly become part of the school community.
The Academy is part of the Co-operative Academies Trust (CAT), a multi-academy trust with academies in Leeds, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent.
Benefits of working for us:
- A high level of support
- Very good professional development opportunities and in service training package A friendly and positive staff team
- Friendly and hard-working children
- Supportive parents
- As one of four Primary Academies within the Co-operative Academies Trust we can offer a valuable support system from a strong and growing network of partner schools.
- The opportunity to work under the ethics and values of our sponsor, the Co-operative Group.
- Co-operative Academies Trust benefits package including discount gym memberships & leisure offers, childcare vouchers, cycle to work, Co-op Credit Union, season ticket & rental deposit loans, cash-back healthcare scheme and co-operative discount offers.
Woodlands Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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