Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Temporary – 1 year

Scale: 5.12 – 5.15

Actual Salary: £24,453 - £25,544 p.a Inclusive of Outer London Allowance

Hours: 32.5 hours per week

FTE: 77.57%

Reports to: Headteacher / SLT

Job Purpose:

The Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) is one member of a team of professionals that will include teachers and other teaching assistants. The Team works together to care for and educate the pupils in the school. The HLTA makes a specific contribution to their specific subject area and / or curriculum contribution to the school teaching and learning programme. The role will also incorporate Forest School Lead, this is to provide the Forest School Provision across the school to support pupils’ access to outdoor learning and provided greater opportunities for creativity across the curriculum.

You will:

• ·      Share our commitment to building great learning communities for our pupils
• ·      Support the vision and values of our school Inspire pupils with a passion for learning
• ·      An understanding of specific learning needs and styles to differentiate support to pupils
• ·      The ability to plan effectively to enable multi-tasking
• ·      A desire to help all pupils succeed
• ·      Compassion towards the needs of the pupils.
• ·      The ability to exchange verbal information clearly and sensitively with pupils and adults
• ·      The ability to work with a range of colleagues
• ·      Work collaboratively across the school

       The successful candidate will be part of a positive environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return you will be working with friendly colleagues in a stimulating and welcoming learning environment.

Our Way of LIFE

Our Purpose is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish’ and at LIFE Education Trust we work collaboratively to ensure that everything we do can positively impact the lives of our pupils and employees.

To accomplish our purpose, we use our 3 core beliefs: ‘Courageous Optimism’, ‘Boundless Creativity’ & ‘Heartfelt Compassion’. We believe in helping colleagues and pupils achieve their personal best and we strive to recruit first class talent for our Trust.

Applications:

Details of how to apply can be found on the school website: https://benhurst.havering.sch.uk/vacancies

Applications close at 9am on Monday 22^nd April 2025.

Interviews will take place shortly after.

For further information about this role, please contact the People team via email at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com.

Visits to the school are welcomed.