Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Permanent, Full Time, HLTA

Required: September 2021

Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary: Grade 5, £23,541 - £25,991 pro-rata

The Governing Body are looking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team as soon as possible. You will need to be an enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible individual. The role is to cover PPA time and staff absence. The successful candidate will predominantly undertake whole class teaching cover as well as some small group interventions.

Hallam is a large, inclusive and welcoming school set on an open site with an abundance of green space located to the west of Sheffield. The school sits at the heart of an established, close-knit yet growing community and provides education from 4 to 11. Our children are happy, safe and enjoy a creative curriculum and our parents greatly value their children's education and the work of the school. In addition to this the school has been part of a large expansion project which has seen us extend to three classes per year and over 600 pupils.

The school is at the heart of its community and in September 2015 became a member of Tapton School Academy Trust. Membership of the Academy Trust provides a range of opportunities for partnership working and continuing professional development with an outstanding secondary school and a network of primary schools within the locality. We are all working together to establish really effective practice for the benefit of every child.

You will need to:

• Meet the National Higher Level Teaching Assistant Standards or have equivalent HLTA qualification.

• Have a diverse set of skills which will enable you to be flexible working in the classroom

• Be passionate about teaching and learning

• Be able to work creatively and strategically and collaborate with teachers

• Be an innovative and reflective practitioner who is keen to learn

• Be positive, with a ‘can do’ attitude

• Be committed to improving the life chances of every child

• Have experience of working across EYFS, KS1 & KS2

• Have excellent classroom skills including high expectations and a commitment to challenging every learner through an exciting, inspiring enquiry-based curriculum

• Have outstanding interpersonal skills that motivate and inspire children to achieve their very best

• Have highly effective communication, organisational and teamwork skills.

In return we can offer you:

• a staff team with a vision of excellence for the future

• a dedicated and aspirational Governing Body

• a committed and supportive community which plays an active role in the school

• a well-resourced and stimulating environment

Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting Mrs Suzanne MGloin on 0114 2304430, at enquiries@hallam.sheffield.sch.uk

Application forms can be obtained from the school website, under the about us and job vacancies tabs, http://www.hallamprimaryschool.co.uk/job-vacancies/

Completed applications should be returned to Mrs Suzanne McGloin – School Manager – enquiries@hallam.sheffield.sch.uk

Please do not complete a Local Authority Application form for this post.

Further information relevant to this post is available on line via the school website http://www.hallamprimaryschool.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Friday 14th May 2021

Interviews: Tuesday 25th May

Hallam Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the interests of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

References for short-listed candidates will be requested before the interview.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS Enhanced Disclosure