HLTA

Teaching Vacancies; Croydon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Harris Allowance

Annual Loyalty Bonus

Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Cash Plan

Job summary

Harris Primary Academy Croydon, part of the Harris Federation, is seeking a Sports/HLTA to support high teaching standards through sport and PE for pupils aged 5–11. The role mixes classroom duties with sport coaching and enrichment activities across the academy.

The salary ranges from £28,257 to £29,954 per year, based on 38 weeks and 37.5 hours per week, with the federation providing career development, support networks and staff benefits.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths – Grade C or above

Responsibilities

• Teach primary-age children the PE curriculum, including dance and gymnastics.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a talented HLTA to join our team at Harris Primary Academy Croydon, supporting our vision and ethos, securing effective teaching and successful learning, and promoting high levels of achievement and self-esteem for all pupils.

This role will include sports coaching and classroom based responsibilities.

Our dedicated team provides a supportive network both onsite as well as support across the Federation to ensure all our staff feel encouraged to do their best. Join a community of dedicated, friendly staff standing by and upholding its mission in creating and maintaining a supportive and thriving learning environment.

The actual salary for this role will be £28,257 - £29,954 (38 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week).

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths – Grade C or above
• UKCC Level 2 Qualified (or higher) in any sport or appropriate equivalent qualification
• Experience of delivering sport coaching sessions to young people aged between 5 and 11 in a school environment
• Knowledge of the PE National Curriculum and ability to deliver the curriculum through sport
• The ability to encourage and inspire young people through sport
• Energy and enthusiasm to improve the learning of all students
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to use your own initiative
• Strong team working skills
• The ability to work in a flexible way
• The ability to show sensitivity in complex situations
• Good organisational skills

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

At Harris Primary Academy Croydon, we are proud to be part of the Harris Federation: a family of primary, secondary and all-through academies across London. Since joining the Federation in 2020, we've benefited from a strong network of collaboration, professional development and shared best practices across our schools.

We aim to develop happy, confident, and independent learners who are motivated by a genuine love of learning. With high expectations and expert teaching, we ensure all pupils make excellent progress, particularly in reading, writing and maths, which form the foundation for success across the curriculum.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, an Annual Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Further details about the role

As our Sports Coach you will:

• Teach primary-age children the PE curriculum, including dance and gymnastics.
• Plan, prepare, deliver and assess a range of CPD lessons, PPA cover, extra-curricular club sessions and other related programmes, all designed to enhance the school's PE and Sporting culture.
• Provide teaching cover as and where required across the academy within the curriculum.
• Ensure all equipment associated with the PE session is correctly set up, maintained, stored and returned on completion of the PE session.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with external agencies as required.
• Be responsible for agreed enrichment activities.
• To ensure all students identified for support are given every opportunity to access the curriculum.
• To highlight each student's learning needs to the class teacher and agree how they will be supported in lessons.
• Monitor identified students in lessons, providing teachers with feedback on participation and progress.
• Support identified students to engage with the learning objectives set for the lesson.
• Use the Academy's behaviour management strategies to contribute to creating a purposeful learning environment.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.