Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Burton Joyce Primary School is a friendly, popular and successful school with a dedicated staff and governing body. Our children are enthusiastic and keen learners who love coming to school.

Can you motivate and support children, and inspire a love of learning?

We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with children, able to inspire and cultivate learning behaviors and build strong relationships.

The successful candidate will be able to complement the work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development.

The HLTA will be Responsible for the management and development of a specialist area within the school and/or management of other teaching assistants including allocation and monitoring of work, appraisal and training.

We will expect you to be reflective about your own practice and keen to contribute to your own learning and professional development. However, first and foremost, we are looking for the right person to add to our special team.

We are looking for a practitioner who: -  

1. Is enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated
2. Has a positive attitude and is willing to share ideas and learning
3. Is a reflective practitioner who is keen to develop
4. Has the enthusiasm and talent to contribute to extra-curricular and community life at our school
5. Has highly effective communication skills and a commitment to working well in partnership with parents, colleagues and outside agencies
6. Is able to assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning
7. Can contribute to the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans in partnership with teacher/SENCO
8. Promotes the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom

 In return we can offer you:  

·      Children who are rewarding to teach and who thrive on success, nurture and positive relationships.

·      A dedicated and highly motivated staff team who have a shared commitment to our school vision and ethos.

·      Professional development, collaboration and support through being a member of Equals Trust.

·      A friendly working environment.

·      Enhanced Holiday allowance

·      Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme

·      A supportive Local Governing Body

·      Access to employee health and wellbeing services.

Visits to school are welcomed and encouraged and can be booked using the following link :- Burton Joyce Primary School Vacancy Visits

If you have any further questions or would like to discuss any aspect of this position, you can email office@burtonjoyce.notts.sch.uk or call 0115 9312373.

For more information about our school please visit our school website Burton Joyce Primary School - Home and the Equals Trust website to find out more about our trust Equals Trust - Home