Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Fixed term Scale 5 | Term Time only | 30 hours per week Salary £19,055.33 to £20,338.86 (actual) To start January 25 Thank you very much for taking the time to consider the post of HLTA at Hadley Learning Community Primary Phase. HLC Primary is part of the Learning Community Trust and benefits from the support and experience of a wide range of schools. We provide excellent CPD for staff at all levels. We have a fantastic team of experienced teachers and support staff who work together to provide the best outcomes for our pupils. The school is popular with local families and has been oversubscribed for the last few years. Due to the size of our school, there is opportunity for all staff to progress and develop their skills. The school was graded ‘Good’ in all areas by OFSTED in June 2022 and we are looking for a HLTA to join our team of staff. Please see our website for further information www.hadleylearningcommunity.org.uk/primaryphase HLC is a culturally diverse school and welcoming of children and families from a range of different cultures and backgrounds. Our children work and play harmoniously together. We are fully committed to practicing our school moto – ‘Our community, our school’. As such, we encourage our children to show respect, understanding, tolerance and courtesy towards each other, our staff, and visitors The Senior Leadership team consists of the Headteacher, two deputy Head teachers and three Assistant Head Teachers who lead the work of the school at a strategic level. We have a large teaching team who provide high-quality education to our pupils, organised into mixed-ability classes with 90 children per year group from Reception to Year 6. We also have a morning and afternoon school Nursery with up to 30 pupils in each session. There is an extensive team of support staff including Pastoral Support Managers, Learning Support Mentors, and a Family Support Worker. The school has a bespoke curriculum which promotes a progressive, cross curricula approach to learning with reading and STEM as its drivers. Staff have every opportunity to plan highly creative and engaging learning activities for their classes. We are seeking to appoint an excellent practitioner to join our support staff team. It is a fantastic opportunity to join our school as it continues to go from strength to strength. Our school strives to ensure that learning at HLC is exciting for our young people. We are looking for a candidate who has experience as a HLTA or teaching assistant and has the desire to develop their skills in our large school. The newly appointed HLTA will work across a number of year groups to cover class teacher’s PPA time. Your own personal PPA time will be built into your timetable. The class teachers will support you with the planning and teaching of lessons. All information about the children is shared with staff, to ensure that individuals are supported in order to make maximum progress in every lesson. Salary & conditions Conditions: The post is fixed term until August 2025 Salary: £19,055.33 to £20,338.86 per annum (actual) We are looking for someone who will fully embrace the opportunities that HLC has to offer. A comprehensive CPD and induction package will be designed for the successful candidate. Visits to the school are welcomed. For an application pack or more information, please contact Emma Petford on: Tel: 01952 387191 or emma.petfordlct.education Closing date for applications: 12 th January 2025 at 10am Interviews: week beginning 12 th January 2025 T he Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders working in regulated activity with children, are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list). References will be required for all shortlisted candidates, prior to interview and these will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process. In line with the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education an online check will also be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure declaration, posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, please note it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children. For more information, please refer to The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, for 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. We are committed to equality and diversity and follow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education. For more information regarding our school’s commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy https://hadleylearningcommunity.org.uk/primary/policies/ Attached documents Application Form Applicant Pack