Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

at  Woodside Green A SHARE Primary AcademyKirklees

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.

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.

Please refer the Job description for details