Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Term Time

Minster in Sheppey Primary School, Minster

• Ref:KCC886-2235-30S
• Posted:21/05/2024
• Pay:KR6 £25127 with an actual salary of £18269
• Start Date:September 2024
• App Close Date:23/05/2024 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

The Island Learning Trust we are looking for an enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our Minster Magic Team at Minster in Sheppey Primary School

Minster in Sheppey Primary School is committed to ensuring that we all strive ‘To Be The Best We Can Be’ – Best Learner, Best Friend and Best Citizen. We are seeking to appoint a hardworking, committed, adaptable and reliable individual, with a calm and positive approach to working with children.

You will join a team of HLTAs and work closely with class teachers to cover a whole class lessons following teachers’ plans. You may also be asked to cover lunch duties in the event of absence and undertake small group intervention or support.

Experience working within a school is an advantage. GCSE level English and Maths is a requirement and an HLTA qualification is desirable but not essential. Above all, you need to be committed to working as part of a team who are determined to secure the absolute best for our pupils and will work hard to ensure children achieve everything they are capable of.

You will be working 5 days a week, 31 Hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term Time only)

Salary will be Kent Range KR6 currently £25127 with an actual salary of £18269.60. This position is offered on a permanent contract.

If you would like to join our Minster Magic team, please do complete the attached application form. Please also take a look at our school and Trust websites to learn all about our TILT family of schools. Please contact recruitment@tiltrust.org to arrange a visit and for further information.

The Island Learning Trust reserves the right to withdraw this advert if a suitable candidate is appointed prior to the closing date

The Island Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding.  The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants with need an enhanced DBS check. All shortlisted applicants will be subject to online and Social Media searches as part of The Island Learning Trusts due diligence checks.

Information about the school

TILT is a local, high performing Trust that is invested in raising aspirations for children and families in Swale. The Island Learning Trust promotes and achieves excellence. It recognises the importance of outstanding teaching and learning by actively encouraging creativity and innovation, whilst having consistent standards of behaviour and attendance. Treating everyone as equal, whilst celebrating diversity, is a non-negotiable; protecting all through safeguarding, health and safety and welfare is paramount. The Trust's core mission is to drive transformation in educational standards for all pupils; accelerating progress, raising standards of education achieved and the aspirations of the children and families we serve, developing high performing, outstanding schools for the future.

Staff have a responsibility to be positive in their relationships with pupils and supportive of each other. We have a responsibility to ensure every moment a child is in our school will be spent productively. Through thorough use of evidence we will enable all children to make excellent progress. Our motto is "...to be the best we can be..." We maintain a relentless focus on raising standards of achievement so that all pupils have opportunities to achieve their full potential.

We expect all staff to maintain the highest professional standards at all times. We put children first. Staff are prepared to go the extra mile to provide the best possible education for their pupils. Our aim should always be to provide for the pupils of our school what we would want for our own children. In order to do this we maintain a rigorous focus on: accelerating and improving attainment and progress, improving the quality of teaching and learning so that it is at least strongly good, effective leadership and accountability structures and ensuring consistent application of agreed systems and processes throughout all TILT schools.

The Island Learning Trust was established on 1st November 2016. The MAT was comprised of Minster Primary and Halfway Houses Primary, both schools are on the Isle of Sheppey, an area of high deprivation and socio economic challenges. These two founding schools are both Ofsted rated good schools. The outcomes at Minster Primary are outstanding. Sunny Bank Primary School in Sittingbourne joined TILT in February 2020 under a sponsorship arrangement and significant all round improvement has been made with the support of the MAT.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sarah Argent
• Address:Brecon Chase, Minster, Kent, ME12 2HX
• Telephone: 01795 889002
• Email: sargent@halfwayhouses.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job desscription
• Child Protection Policy