Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Woodside Green, A SHARE Primary Academy
Kirklees
- £28,768 - £31,139 per year
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 4 October 2024
Job overview
About Us
SHARE Multi Academy Trust comprises Woodside Green Primary, Heaton Avenue Primary, Luck Lane Primary, Millbridge Primary, Royds Hall, Shelley College, Whitcliffe Mount School and Thornhill Community Academy. A central team provides a number of services, including School Improvement, Finance, ICT, HR & Payroll, Premise & Compliance and Governance Services.
We believe in helping staff and students achieve their personal best and are keen to recruit the very best talent to our trust.
More than six hundred people work hard across the trust to ensure we provide the very best education and service across all our schools, from invigilators joining us for a few hours a year through flexible part-time work to many full-time teaching and support roles.
There are many reasons why you will enjoy working for the trust. You will be surrounded by supportive people working together with a common goal for all of our students and aiming to value and support all colleagues in order to help them achieve their personal best.
If you decide to join us, we will ensure you have what you need to make a positive difference in your education role. We will seek out your ideas and ask for your opinions regularly using staff voice.
Our CPD commitment is second to none, and the training and developmental opportunities on offer will empower you to make improvements in all aspects of your role. The training you receive will help you fulfil your potential, whatever your stage of career.
For support staff, we offer a personalised programme tailored to both job and level of experience and, where possible, training linked to a national standard, for example, the Higher Level Teaching Assistant status.
Job Description
Under the direction of your Line Manager, you will be a dedicated member of the support staff team, which includes leadership posts, classroom-based support staff, pastoral staff, the premises team, and administration staff, as well as our valued contractor staff which includes cleaners and caterers.
For candidates who have not worked in the education sector before, this is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced environment that is challenging but immensely rewarding, as whatever your position, you are helping shape the next generation. For those candidates who already work in schools, this could be your next career move where your experience will be valued and utilised to our advantage, as the trust has a genuine belief that our support staff are crucial in helping us deliver the very best teaching and learning.
Benefits
The trust offers a wide range of benefits, including employee assistance programmes catering for the individual wellbeing needs of staff, wellbeing champions and designated wellbeing resources for staff, flexible working opportunities (where practical), occupational sick pay, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave, competitive pension schemes with the opportunity for shared cost AVCs, money-saving ‘salary sacrifice’ cycle schemes and tech schemes.
Essential Criteria
We are looking for an individual who demonstrates through their personal statement in the application form that they meet the essential criteria detailed in the job description in terms of knowledge, experience, skills and abilities. We can only shortlist candidates who meet the essential criteria and who are qualified for the job, so please do evidence in your application form that you have what we are looking for withing the context of this job.
In summary, we are looking for a self-motivated individual who expresses a desire to join the trust and believes that together, we can make a difference for all of our students.
For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.
Closing date: Friday, 4th October 2024.
Interview date: Wednesday, 16th October 2024.
SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post and an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.
Attached documents
About Woodside Green, A SHARE Primary Academy
- Woodside Green, A SHARE Primary Academy
- Main Avenue, Cowlersley, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD4 5US
- United Kingdom
At Woodside Green, A SHARE Primary Academy we take pride in developing effective teaching and learning by holding the highest expectations of all our pupils and knowing the children well. We challenge all children to strive for academic, creative, sporting and personal accomplishment within a broad, vibrant and enriched curriculum.
The wellbeing of our pupils is at the heart of our work. By providing a well-structured and engaging curriculum and promoting good behaviour choices through our school behaviour policy of Ready, Respectful, Safe, we aim to enthuse in all pupils a love of learning as well as respect and care for each other and the world in which we live.
We know children learn best when home and school work together and value the partnership with families. Our aim is to communicate clearly and encourage all parents to take an active part in their child’s education.
We encourage children to take ownership of, and responsibility for their behaviour and learning so they have the confidence and curiosity to ask questions, solve issues and problems and respond to feedback. Children are praised for their hard work, determination and having a positive attitude.
In order to create an inclusive school where everyone can flourish, whatever their background, we promote an ethos of respect and empathy, where diversity is valued and celebrated, both within school and the wider world.
Whatever the needs of your child and whatever special interests they have, we aim to ensure your child thrives at Woodside Green, A SHARE Primary Academy feeling safe, making friends, learning well and enjoying success. Our children are proud of Woodside Green and we are very proud of each and every one of them.
The Trust
SHARE Multi Academy Trust currently consists of Shelley College, Thornhill Community Academy, Royds Hall Community School, Whitcliffe Mount School, Heaton Avenue Primary School, Millbridge Primary School, Lily Park Primary School, Luck Lane Primary School, Woodside Green Primary School with a view to continue to expand.
Our aims
We want to create a mutually supportive family of schools because we believe that, by sharing our expertise and resources, we can improve the quality of education for our children and young people.
Our values
Our central belief is “Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best” and we apply this to everybody in our organisation, staff and children alike. We aim to treat everybody with respect and build positive relationships with each other and we want everybody working in our schools to do the very best they can. We support each other and celebrate our successes together.
Mr Andrew Quinn
Head of School
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