Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Droitwich Spa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Purpose:

The purpose of this post is to support pupils and staff to ensure that all pupils reach their full potential.

To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This will involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or for whole classes. Responsibilities also include monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils achievement, progress and development.

For further details please see our website.

What the school offers its staff

Staff benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Six INSET days per year
• Protected CPL time
• Continued professional development pathway for every role
• No work communication outside working hours
• Excellent holiday entitlement for support staff: Bank holidays plus 25 days paid holiday (pro rata)
• 5 days extra paid holiday after 5years’ service (pro rata)
• Time for You’ day
• Family-friendly policies including flexible working, occupational maternity and paternity pay
• Reasonable release time for significant personal events
• Length of service awards
• Resources for retirement and financial planning
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Free tea, coffee and milk

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• Childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• Medical
• Online and social media prohibition from teaching
• Right to work
• Satisfactory references
• Suitability to work with children
• You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.