About this Role

HLTA

Grade F Points 16 - 19 

Salary: Actual: £22,719 - £24,314 (£25,979 - £27,803 Full time equivalent) 

Hours: 37 hours per week Monday - Friday. 08.00 – 16:00 with one day finishing at 15:30 (Including 30 minutes unpaid break)

Term time only (working weeks per year) term time plus 2 PD Days

RESPONSIBLE TO:  Headteacher via SENDCO (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator) 

EFFECTIVE FROM:  ASAP

We are looking for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to join our team and work closely with other members. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to be flexible when needed. The position will involve working with students across the entire school age range, from Nursery to Year 6.

We are seeking a confident and professional new member for our Teaching & Learning team. As part of your role, you will work in partnership with teachers to deliver learning activities to whole classes, as well as dedicate time to specific groups and individuals. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated candidate with the ability to use their own initiative to assess and evaluate pupils' needs, aiming to identify and resolve barriers to learning.

Hillside is a friendly, caring academy with high expectations for all pupils. Our staff team endeavours to provide a calm environment where good behaviour and mutual respect are modelled by everyone, and where everyone is valued.

If you share our ethos and values of 'Achieving Greatness Together,' we would love to hear from you. This is no ordinary role – we strive to attract extraordinary people. We anticipate a strong field and reserve the right to move quickly for the right candidate.  We will review applications as they are submitted and may arrange interviews before the closing date or close the advert early if we have sufficient applications.

About you

• Are you a practitioner who:
• Is an excellent role model for children in everything you do?
• Is able to communicate effectively with others?
• Is committed to an inclusive education and raising standards?
• Enjoys working within a team?
• Is adaptable to changing needs and shows initiative?
• Has a desire to be involved in school improvement?
• Has high expectations of the children they teach?

In return we will offer you: 

A thriving, innovative learning community, committed to excellence. 

A supportive, welcoming community of professionals. 

Extensive support and development opportunities. 

Full details of the job description and person specification can be found in the attached document. 

For further details, and informal discussion with the Headteacher Lucy Wass, please email l.wass@hillsideprimary.co.uk or telephone 01473 601402.

As a flexible working employer, whilst the hours would ideally be as advertised, we are happy to discuss reduced working days or hours for the right candidate.  

The academy reserves the right to interview suitably qualified candidates ahead of the interview date.