Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Part-time

Kemsley Primary Academy, Sittingbourne

• Ref:KCC886-2021-153S
• Posted:16/08/2024
• Pay: Kent Range 5 - £25,002.00 Annually (FTE)
• Start Date:November 2024
• App Close Date:16/09/2024 at 12:00
• Interviews:W/C 23 September 2024

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The HLTA role is vital to the school and involves the planning and preparing of lessons and learning activities. You will be required to cover full classes in the absence of colleagues. You will also be required to manage and supervise pupil behaviour, and contribute to the maintenance of effective school administration. Are you driven to enable all children to succeed? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join us on a remarkable journey and contribute to achieving our vision to ensure that all children reach their full potential and become life-long learners. 

This role is a permanent post, you will work for 26 hours per week over 4 days, Term Time Only plus 5 INSET days.

In particular, successful applicants should have:  

• The Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification
• Level 2 qualification in English/Literacy
• Level 2 qualification in Maths/Numeracy 
• Be able to provide evidence of a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people 
• Have the necessary experience of teaching year groups within Key Stages 1 and 2 
• Excellent classroom practice with the ability to create a classroom atmosphere that is achievement orientated 

You should:  

• Have excellent communication skills  
• Have the ability to build effective relationships with students, parents and other team members  
• Have the ability to contribute effectively to support team work 
• Willingness and ability to move between key stages if required 
• ICT skills for both personal and classroom use 
• Highly organised with the ability to work using your own initiative  

We can offer: 

• A good school (Ofsted February 2019)  
• A bespoke CPD package to support people at every stage in their career 
• Opportunities to learn within a network of schools 
• Leadership development opportunities that help you realise your full potential 
• Polite and well-mannered children 
• Enthusiastic and inquisitive learners 
•  Kind, caring and hardworking colleagues 
• An encouraging and supportive senior leadership team
• Blue Light Discount 

Information about the school

Kemsley Primary Academy was opened in September 2004 and is a single form entry primary school with a nursery. The main school can take up to 210 children, 30 in each class. The nursery is able to take 52 children for five half-day sessions of two and a half hours – 26 children in the morning and 26 children in the afternoon; many children stay all day as part of our flexible care offer and for those entitled to 30 hours provision.

Our school ethos is centred upon our values of Exploration, Resilience, Positivity and Aspiration. We firmly believe that every child has the right to fulfil their potential and that we are all life-long learners. We encourage our children to be the very best that they can be by inspiring them to try and try again. We teach them that it is not a matter of not being able to do it, it is about not being able to do it YET! We are highly aspirational for our children’s development and constantly look for new ways to develop our pupils’ schema. We achieve this through our commitment to the 11b411 project.

Outside, the grounds are laid out into separate play areas; Key Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2) play together and Key Stage 2 (Years 3 – 6) play together although we encourage free flow around the areas at lunch times to allow the children to play together regardless of year group. The large field is ideal for games. We also have a woodland conservation area which we use for our Forest School! We have an open door policy and value the support of parents. We are pleased to welcome parent helpers into school.

As a member of the REAch2 Trust, a national family of primary academies, Kemsley Primary Academy is committed to raising standards and achieving excellent for all pupils whatever their background or circumstance. Staff within REAch2 belong to a national community of professionals, and benefit from a wide range of networks and development opportunities across the Trust. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike. Kemsley Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory written references.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Iris Homer
• Address:Coldharbour Lane, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2RP
• Telephone: 01795 428689
• Email: office@kemsley-academy.org

Fax: 01795 428725

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Essentials
• HLTA JD and PS