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Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - Ks2 - Term Time

Manor Community Primary School, Dartford

  • Ref:KCC886-3915-227S
  • Posted:24/03/2023
  • Pay:KR6
  • Start Date:As soon as possible
  • App Close Date:16/04/2023 at 23:45
  • Interviews:To be confirmed

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About this Role

At Manor Community Primary School, we are looking for an enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our school to support children to enable them to fulfil their potential. If you are passionate about working with children in order to help them succeed, then this role is for you.

We are a friendly school with a supportive team of staff who will ensure that you are able to achieve within your role. We are seeking to appoint a hardworking, committed, flexible and reliable individual who can work on their own initiative when required. You will be expected to work within a whole class setting as well as supporting the needs of some children in a group and on an individual basis. 

Experience working within a school is essential. A Graduate and/or working towards a GCSE level English and Maths is a requirement and an HLTA qualification is desirable. 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 Monday to Friday, 37 Hours per week term time only, as well as inset days. Salary will be Kent Range 6 (£21,801 FTE). 

As part of Manor Community Primary School, you will join a community of staff dedicated to ensuring the best opportunities for all children. With regular CPD available, there will be ever growing opportunities to develop your personal skills and career.

 

Key Details:

  • 37 hours per week, Mon - Fri
  • Pro rated salary £18,835-  (FTE £21,801)
  • Term time plus inset days (39 weeks worked)
  • Permanent Contract
  • Closing date for the advert: 16th April 2023  (Please note: the advert may be closed early if a suitable candidate is recruited)
  • Date for interviews: To be confirmed
  • Start Date: ASAP

We encourage visits to our school, and would love for you to come and meet our wonderful children and staff and see us in action.  To arrange this and a further discussion about the role please contact the school office on  01322 383314.

 

 

Information about the school

Manor Community Primary School

At Manor Community Primary School, we firmly believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full academic potential and understand that hard work and determination are the key to success in life.

Our ethos is that a happy child is a successful child, and we provide a safe, stimulating environment where all children thrive. Our unique curriculum creates leaners who are motivated and resilient, whilst instilling a lifelong love of learning.

We work in close partnership with our parents to ensure we do all we can to promote and establish strong, respectful relationships that enhance the outcomes for all children and their families. All children have dreams and aspirations, and we work hard to guide them to be the best they can be.

For further information about the school, please visit www.manor.kent.sch.uk

Cygnus Academies Trust

Manor Community Primary School is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.

Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness while ensuring great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.

For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk

We offer:

Local Government Pension Scheme 27 days Annual Leave (rising to 29 after 5 years’ service) plus bank holiday entitlement (pro-rata for part-time) Employee support services. Effective CPD opportunities Collaborative working with other schools Excellent ICT facilities Opportunities for flexible working

Safer recruitment

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview.

Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information:

  • References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
  • Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
  • Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
  • Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
  • The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.
  • The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Jenny Baker
  • Address:Keary Road, Dartford, Kent , DA10 0BU
  • Telephone: 01322 383314
  • Email: hr@cygnus.org.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.