Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Numeracy - Full-time

Ebbsfleet Academy, Swanscombe

• Ref:KCC886-4001-401S
• Posted:05/09/2023
• Pay:Actual salary £22,320 per annum (£25,378 fte)
• Start Date:October 2023
• App Close Date:25/09/2023 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Ebbsfleet Academy has a rare and exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Numeracy to join our highly collaborative and supportive team. Our teaching support team is pivotal to our success in the classroom and provides a great deal of support for our teachers, and this position for an HLTA will strengthen the team even further with their knowledge, experience and additional support that they can provide our teaching staff with. Our successful candidate will be able to establish strong working relationships with staff and students alike, be able to work as part of a team and will be a reliable and excellent communicator.​​​​​​​ 

Our newly appointed HLTA will be passionate about improving students' learning and development in numeracy and should be proactive, and communicate well with students and teachers alike to ensure that optimum learning takes place within the class. As an academy, we are committed to the professional development of all colleagues. ​​​​​​​

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual who:

• Is committed, flexible and a good team player
• Is a strong classroom practitioner who has great classroom practice
• Has high expectations of pupil behaviour and achievement
• Is hard working and committed to continual improvement and to being the best that they can be
• Is keen to develop professional expertise and willing to learn from others

To be considered for the role, you will need to meet the following requirements;

• Educated to at least Level 2 Maths and English, but ideally educated to A-Level or Degree Level 
• Previous experience of working with children/young people, with a real interest in working with this age range
• Previous experience of working with children/young people with special educational needs
• A commitment to motivate and inspire young people, supporting them to overcome any barriers
• Good ICT skills and practice
• You will be committed to personal learning and development, and have a sincere commitment to sharing our long-term aims and drive​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​This is a permanent opportunity offering an actual salary £22,320 per annum (£25,378 full-time equivalent) based on 37 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.​​​​​​

Information about the school

Welcome to Ebbsfleet Academy, where we are committed to doing whatever it takes to make sure all our students receive an outstanding education and achieve exceptional things. We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential.

Ebbsfleet Academy opened in September 2013; we are on a journey to become an over-subscribed school that children walk to, with their friends, where they enjoy coming and a school of which they feel proud. We are building an ethos that creates a belief that we can all achieve our goals and better our futures. We are developing independent, resilient and respectful individuals, who are ready to learn for themselves. We want all our students to achieve the highest qualifications they can, but also to fulfil all their potential, academic and personal, sporting, creative and artistic. We want our pupils to leave school as well-rounded, confident young people, with an awareness of the wider world, and a desire and ambition to play an active part in it, all of which is encapsulated in Ebbsfleet Academy’s motto - Aspire and Excel!

We are a dynamic and successful 11-18 academy serving the local community. We have students of all abilities and from a wide variety of backgrounds, all of whom contribute to the richness of our school population. Our curriculum is based around the needs of our students and consists of a rich blend of academic and vocational qualifications, all supported by fantastic learning resources. We are extremely proud of our record to date, of our constantly improving results and of our 'Good' Ofsted outcome (October 2019). We have a clear commitment to the highest of expectations and achievement for all, with an excellent team of committed staff and outstanding facilities.

Values and vision - To be an outstanding community academy, whose focus is on learning, as well as on personal and social development, and to be ambitious for all regardless of circumstance. At Ebbsfleet Academy our aim is to get the best out of every student; excellence in teaching and learning is therefore at the heart of our work. - Our ambition is to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential, develop as courteous, confident and capable young people and leave with an education that has fully equipped them to go on to university or the career of their choice.

Our vision is based on three core values: - ‘Be Ready, Work Hard, Be Nice’. In working towards instilling these values in our students, we strive to provide a safe, healthy and stimulating environment for all.

Following our recent Ofsted news, where we were praised for being on track for an Outstanding rating, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a school that is moving forward at an exceptional pace!

'We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential.' Gurjit Kaur Shergill, Principal

Job Contact Information

• Name:Talent Team, Leigh Academies Trust
• Address:Carnation Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

Documents

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• Higher Level Teaching Assistant | Job Description | Ebbsfleet Academy