Job Description

THE STANWAY SCHOOL

HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT

Pay Range: Local Government Scale 5

Actual Salary from: £22,064 - £23,208 (Points 9 - 12)

Start Date: ASAP

The Role

Are you passionate about helping children reach their full potential? Our school is seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic and proactive Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team.

As a HLTA you will work closely with teachers to plan and deliver support to students both in and outside of the classroom. The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working with children, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively as part of a wider school team. Experience in a school setting is essential but this could be in a primary or secondary setting.

If you are looking for a rewarding role where every day is different and you can make a real difference in the lives of young learners, we would love to hear from you.

• This post is 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (term time, plus non-pupil days and 1 week during school closure period)
• Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response.
• Should you be successful during the shortlisting process, interviews will be held face to face at the school.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Working with teachers to plan and deliver learning to small groups and whole classes;
• Proactively supporting students with activities designed to enhance numeracy, literacy and social-emotional skills.
• providing cover if the class teacher is absent.
• Promoting positive behaviour, raising esteem and encouraging an aspirational culture;
• Working with SEN students to foster their development as independent learners.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you have:

• Experience of working in a school setting
• Ability to use own initiative to resolve routine problems independently
• Commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to act on your own initiative.

Why work for The Sigma Trust, The Stanway School?

We can offer you:

• A Competitive Salary
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

Employee benefits include:

• Excellent pension scheme
• A Health Cash Plan
• Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care plan
• Annual free flu vaccination
• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
• Discounted cinema tickets

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply

To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l70991nbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDQxfDU5MDM1MHwxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDMyODY5MjF8MA%3d%3d?i=OhQCHrt9FHc%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV's and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

• Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 18th August 2024
• Shortlisting will take place w/c 19th August 2024
• Interviewing will take place on Wednesday 28th August 2024

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

Information about the School

About The Stanway School The Stanway School is a heavily over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school with over 1,300 students currently on roll, the vast majority of whom live in Stanway and the surrounding villages to the west of Colchester. The school is a specialist school in Humanities and Maths & Computing. We have undertaken a huge rebuilding programme and the Creative Arts block, the latest phase of our expansion project, opened in September 2018. By 2021, all year groups will be full with 280 students following this expansion of the school buildings. This is an exciting time to join an already successful school that is looking to continually improve practice: staff are enthusiastic and many take part in voluntary research groups into key areas of school life; students are well-behaved and achieve results above expectation; the culture of the school is calm and purposeful. In March 2012 The Stanway School converted to an academy and in September 2016 joined the newly formed Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools located in North East Essex covering both Colchester and Tendring.

Jonathan Bland Headteacher The Stanway School

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.