Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Science

Hours:  34.75 hours per week

Working Pattern: 8.15am to 3.30pm (Monday Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) 8.15am – 4.30pm (Wednesdays) with 30 Minute unpaid lunch break each day.

Number of Weeks Worked: 38 weeks term time plus additional 5 training days. 

Salary: Orbis Scale Points 11-14 £20,034-£21,574p.a (FTE), 

Actual Pro-Rata Salary including holiday pay: £16,334.91 – £17,590.56 per year. 

Pension: Local Government Pension Scheme

Benefits: Free onsite parking, healthcare plan, onsite gym.

Join a vibrant, forward-thinking school that places significant value on professional learning and career development. Southfield is an exceptional girls’ school with a mixed Sixth Form. With very strong outcomes that have been sustained over recent years, this is an exciting time to be part of an ongoing journey of expansion and development. Our new Sixth Form building has recently opened with state of the art facilities. This includes a lecture theatre, bespoke coffee shop and a dedicated Professional Learning space for our staff. 

We are committed to providing a world class education for every student through a well-designed and balanced curriculum. Our established culture provides a calm, safe and stimulating learning environment. While our recent short Ofsted Inspection confirmed that the school remains Good. It also identified that the school may have been classed as Outstanding if a full inspection had taken place. 

The school has a key focus on staff well-being with numerous initiatives in place to support this. They include time for planning off-site for all teachers, active sessions in school alongside a range of workload reforms. We place significant emphasis on working collegiately as a staff to share our expertise and subsequently enhance the learning experience with our students. Every member of the staff is involved in a variety of professional learning programmes that take place every Wednesday across the academic year. All teachers are members of the Chartered College of Teaching providing access to the latest evidence and research.

Ethical leadership is at the core of all decision making at Southfield.  As such, staff are valued, treated with respect and afforded a diverse range of opportunities that come with professional trust.

We have implemented a bespoke leadership programme enabling staff to develop their knowledge and understanding of leadership. This has provided a number of promotional opportunities for staff within the school. Wherever possible, we will promote from within our school.  We believe that our school provides something unique and the perfect environment in which both staff and students have opportunities to flourish and grow in a world of possibilities.

The Science department has sustained outstanding performance outcomes. Students are able to take the three sciences separately at GCSE and as well as the three science A levels. We also offer the Applied Science L3 course too.  The successful candidate will join a science department fully staffed with specialist science teachers in each of the three science disciplines.  The department also runs a variety of science clubs and activities with students regularly participating in regional and national science challenges and events.

This post will begin September 2022.

We may interview suitable candidates prior to the closing date.

Closing date for applications is Monday 11th July 2022 at 9.00 am.  

In addition to your completed application form please apply with a covering letter of not more than one side of A4.

Please submit applications to recruitment@southfieldsch.co.uk  or by post to: HR Department , Southfield School, Lewis Road, Kettering Northants NN15 6HE

t:  01536 513063
e: recruitment@southfieldsch.co.uk

Please find a wealth of further information on our exceptional school at www.southfieldsch.co.uk 

Southfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  The successful applicant will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance.  The school is committed to Equal Opportunities in Employment.