• About The Role

  • Salary: Grade 5, £28,345 - £30,785 per annum, pro rata
     Approximately £21,157 - £22,978 pro rata (0.74641 FTE)
     
    About us and the role
     
    Looking for an opportunity to take your teaching support skills to the next level? As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA), you'll play a crucial part in delivering high-quality education and helping students achieve their potential.
     
    Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
     
    School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.
     
    What will you do?
    • Support child learning by acting as a role model, meeting personal needs while encouraging independence
    • Assisting children with special educational needs through specific programs and individual education plans (IEHCPs)
    • Ensure compliance with child protection, health, safety, and data protection policies
    • Participate in ‘out of school’ activities and professional development opportunities

  • About Us

  • Why should you apply 

    You will be working in a fantastic environment. 

    Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. 

    We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page. 

     
    What are we looking for?
    • HLTA status or equivalent qualification or experience.
    • Excellent level of literacy and numeracy skills or qualifications to NVQ level 2 English and Maths
    • Experience of working with children with additional learning needs
    • Ability to understand the role of parents and carers, with the ability to relate and build excellent working relationships
    • Ability to observe, monitor and provide constructive feedback on pupils progress
    • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school
    Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.
     
    Further information
    Pre-employment checks
    Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
     
    Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
     
    Diversity and Inclusion
    We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. 
     
    Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
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About our School

The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our pupils. All staff that work at our school subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our children. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both children and staff:

  • Educational excellence
  • Character formation
  • Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our children to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment, we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all children enjoy learning and surpass expectations