Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Salary: Grade 6

Location: Bonner Mile End and Bonner Bethnal Green (cross site)

Contract type: Full Time 8:30-3:30 (Permanent)

Start date: As soon as possible, May to September 2024 

Are you an experienced and talented teaching assistant ready for promotion? Are you passionate about working with groups of pupils and ensuring they make progress and ready to develop this further? Are you able to show understanding, empathy and build positive relationships with pupils of all ages?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive HLTA at Bonner Primary School to provide whole class cover for absence and teacher release time in whole class settings from Nursery to Year 6. This is an exciting role for a TA who relishes a challenge and wants to improve and support learning at Bonner. The role involves covering for teachers, using given plans to deliver lessons to classes in any year group. We are looking for applicants who:

• Enjoy working with children and bringing out the best in them
• Are highly motivated and flexible who respond well to last minute changes
• Are organised individuals, with an ability to cope with change, show initiative and take a positive approach to behaviour management
• Are committed to raising standards and achievement and the learning potential of our children

In return we can offer you:

• Support from our friendly, dedicated staff team
• An opportunity to undertake the Certificate for HLTA Qualification
• Well behaved and enthusiastic children 

If you are interested in taking the next step in your career, please see the job description and person specification and write a personal statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining how you feel you meet the person specification. All enquiries should be directed to Paula (sbm@bonner.towerhamlets.sch.uk)

HLTAs are paid at Grade 6, Point 18-20. The exact salary depends on how many years of experience you have in Tower Hamlets.

Closing date for application is Midday day (12pm) 19th April 2024

Interviews will be held during the week beginning 29th April 2024