The Governors are seeking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and proactive Higher Level Teaching Assistant part time, 3 days per week. This is a permanent role working 18.75 hours per week. Exact days and times to be discussed at interview. The post will mainly involve covering Leadership time and PPA, working under direction and supervision of the class teachers. The post holders must have a Higher Level Teaching Assistant status or above. We would love to hear from you if you: Are an excellent practitioner experienced in working within a school setting Can demonstrate excellent classroom management skills and have high expectations of children’s learning and behaviours Are a team player who is adaptable, can use your initiative to manage a variable and changing timetable Are keen to work in a supportive learning environment Are able to bring energy and enthusiasm to the role Are willing to support children across the primary age range, including children with complex special needs Are keen to support our school’s Christian ethos, vision, values and behaviour policy Have good communication skills We can offer you: The opportunity to work alongside a dedicated and friendly team A welcoming school with enthusiastic children who are keen to learn Opportunities for training and continuous professional development A school with varied and extensive grounds and facilities Visits would be welcomed, please email [email protected] to arrange a suitable time. Further Information Highcliffe St Mark Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Highcliffe St Mark Primary School (A Church of England Foundation School) “Learning for Life; Respect for all” Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is situated in a quiet and popular residential area in the coastal location of Highcliffe in the borough of Christchurch. We have strong links within our community and as a church school we have good connections with our church supporting and celebrating key events throughout the year. Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is a three form entry school and presently there are 604 children on roll. All of our staff work together as a very supportive team who are continually striving for high standards of education for our children, whilst ensuring that a stimulating and varied curriculum is maintained. We provide a wide range of professional development opportunities for our staff and offer both internal and external additional training. The school is housed in two separate buildings on a large site. We are fortunate to have additional learning spaces such as a music and drama room, wildlife area and cookery room. Our extensive school grounds benefit from a small, all weather sports pitch, a good sized playing field, excellent wildlife and forest schools areas, a heated open air swimming pool and cricket nets and wicket. We like to use our grounds as a “classroom without walls” and encourage forest schools and other outdoor learning opportunities. Our playgrounds offer the children a variety of play and sporting experiences. We provide wrap around care by offering breakfast and after school clubs and provide a wide variety of extra curricular activities. We additionally offer an exciting range of sporting clubs in close link with the sports partnership development. We are proud of our close links with parents. Our parents are very supportive of both their children and the school’s activities. We have good relationships and working partnerships with our main feeder pre-schools and Highcliffe School. We also have close links within The Christchurch Learning Partnership. Our children have many opportunities to contribute to decision making in our school and to make a difference both in their local community and on a global scale. As a Church of England Foundation School we respect all individuals in a secure and caring environment based on our core Christian Values of Courage, Compassion and Respect. We hold a bronze United Against Bullying Award and we are particularly proud of our children’s passion for the environment led by the Eco Action group and of our Green Flag status and platinum BCP environment award. We have very proactive pupil voice groups and our curriculum also embraces and encourages our children to be courageous advocates. We have achieved bronze Global Neighbours level through Christian Aid. We have also been awarded the Platinum School Games Mark award for commitment, engagement and delivery of competitive school sport 2023-2024. We have also been awarded the Music Mark for our varied and exciting musical opportunities within and beyond the curriculum.