Higher Level Teaching Assistant

St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy; Chapeltown; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Job summary

St. Mary's Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, seeks an outstanding classroom practitioner who is passionate about teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will support the Catholic ethos, engage with enthusiastic learners, and collaborate with staff, governors and parents to promote high standards of achievement and behaviour. The school offers a warm, welcoming community and access to high quality CPD.

Qualifications

• Fully supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school.
• Excellent classroom practitioner.
• Passion for teaching and learning which enthuses children.
• Vision, motivation and drive to ensure all children achieve success and enjoy their learning.
• High expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour.
• Well organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work in partnership with colleagues, parents and other professionals.
• Will be able to play a full and active part in the life of the school.
• Solution focused and self-reflective.

Responsibilities

• Engage in professional development opportunities to grow professionally.
• Collaborate with staff, parents and professionals to support pupil learning.

Skills

Classroom excellence

Passion for teaching

High expectations

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Self-reflection

Job description

We will offer you:

• The opportunity to work in a school with a strong Catholic ethos
• A warm and welcoming community
• Enthusiastic and confident children who enjoy all aspects of school life
• Effective, supportive and dedicated staff, governors and parents
• Opportunities to grow professionally through access to high quality CPD

We are looking for someone who:

• Will be fully supportive of the Catholic ethos of our school (you do not need to be a Catholic to apply for this post)
• Is an excellent classroom practitioner
• Has a passion for teaching & learning which enthuses children
• Has the vision, motivation and drive to ensure that all children achieve success and enjoy their learning
• Has high expectations of pupil’s achievement and behaviour
• Is well organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Is able to work in partnership with colleagues, parents and other professionals
• Will be able to play a full and active part in the life of the school
• Is solution focused and self-reflective

Will be open to challenge and fully engage in professional development opportunities in order to develop

St. Mary's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure. Our safeguarding policy can be found here: https://www.st-marysgreen.sheffield.sch.uk/safeguarding-and-pastoral/