HLTA - Casual Contract

Teaching Vacancies; Nuneaton and Bedworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected educational institution in Nuneaton and Bedworth is seeking a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to support pupil learning across various settings. The ideal candidate will have experience in educational roles, demonstrating strong planning and communication skills. Responsibilities include assisting in lesson delivery and monitoring pupil progress. The school emphasizes safeguarding and offers a supportive environment for both staff and students, with an immediate start available.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals and groups in educational settings.
• Ability to plan and prepare lessons and courses.
• Strong communication skills and dedication to safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Support the work of a qualified teacher in classroom settings.
• Plan, prepare, and deliver learning activities.
• Monitor and report on pupil development and attainment.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

To advance pupils’ learning in a range of classroom settings, including working with individuals, small groups and whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present. To support the work of a qualified teacher and, under an agreed system of supervision, have responsibility for agreed learning activities. This involves undertaking specified work (see * below), involving planning, preparing and delivering learning activities to individual pupils/groups or, short term, for whole classes and monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting on pupil development, progress and attainment.

Under S133 of the Education Act 2002, specified work is defined as:

• a) planning and preparing lessons and courses for pupils
• b) delivering lessons to pupils. Includes delivery via distance learning or computer aided techniques
• c) assessing and recording the development, progress and attainment of pupils
• d) reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils

‘Pupils’ includes work with individual pupils as well as groups and whole classes.

To be a member of a multi-disciplinary team Arden Forest Infant School. He/she will operate with a high level of delegated authority under an agreed system of supervision.

(^ Under the Education (Specified Work and Registration) Regulations 2003 and its accompanying guidance, each class or group for timetabled core and foundation subjects and R.E. must be assigned a qualified teacher to teach them).

Contribute to the school’s statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

What the school offers its staff

We are a well-regarded and happy school where children feel safe and valued, we currently have a vacancy for a Higher level Teaching Assistant to join our team of committed and dedicated staff with immediate start.

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.