Scale 3 Teaching Assistant/Scale 5 HLTA Fixed term – 12 months in the first instance Start date: September 2025 28.58 hours per week, 8.35am- 3.30pm, term time only TA role- 8.35am- 12noon HLTA role- 1.00- 3.30pm Are you an enthusiastic, hardworking and high-quality teaching assistant/HLTA? If so, you may be just the person to join our supportive and friendly team at our wonderful school We wish to appoint a caring and enthusiastic team member to join our dedicated, committed and hard-working staff. We are looking for someone who: enjoys making a difference to children’s learning is committed to safeguarding children enjoys working as part of a team is able to motivate and inspire, supporting and promoting the vision and ethos of the school has HLTA status or equivalent has experience of teaching whole classes especially within KS1 and KS2 has a passion for securing the best outcomes for children is able to support the class teacher in the delivery of lessons as well as daily administrative jobs is happy to work with children on a one-to-one or group basis through tailored interventions e.g. nurture groups, speech and language enjoys working with children with a variety of needs is creative, flexible and has a sense of humour enjoys working with supportive parents, governors and the wider community has excellent interpersonal skills, able to establish and sustain constructive relationships with children and adults The role will consist of working as a class teaching assistant in the morning, but as a HLTA, covering classes in the afternoons. Visits: We will be running tours on Thursday 10th April 2025 at 3:45pm (please call the office on 01952 387720 to book a place on this tour). Though tours are not essential, we do strongly encourage them. Closing Date: Monday 28th April 2025 Interview Date: Wednesday 7th May 2025 Applications to be emailed to our School Business Manager: rebecca.westerntaw.org.uk or handed in via our school office. Attached documents Application form Application notes HIgh Level Teaching Assistant Job Description Teaching Assistant Job Description