Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Thank you for your interest in a career at Steel City Schools Partnership.

SCSP has a proven track record of securing transformational change and sustainable school improvement. Our vision is to provide high quality education and deliver the best outcomes for young people within an ethos based on our vision and underpinning aims:

To provide an excellent education for all.

Achieving Excellence Sustaining Excellence Sharing Excellence

Our success is due to our biggest and most valuable asset - our staff team. We have a number of positions available across our academies and we are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to work with us. SCSP can offer you:

• Guidance of a supportive and experienced leadership team who invest in the development of their teams and the Trust
• Free on-site parking
• Access to healthcare and wellbeing services
• Encouragement of further and continued professional development
• Local Government Pension Scheme
  

General expectations

• To plan and teach / cover classes across the whole school: Nursery to Year 6.
• The activities that are planned / delivered will be for whole classes.
• Cover classes as the need arises.

Relevant Qualifications:

• Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience
• Excellent numeracy/literacy skills - equivalent to NVQ level 2 in English and maths
• Training in the relevant learning strategies e.g. literacy

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Committed to a child centred philosophy
• Have a nurturing approach to all children.
• Able to assess children’s progress and focus upon their next steps.

The successful applicant must be

• Committed to excellence within their work in school and across the partnership
• Able to work as an effective team member
• Be flexible to meet the needs of the school.
• Well organised
• Able to communicate with children and adults in a constructive and effective way.

We expect the successful candidate to work within our collaborative spirit and ethos, by building on the successes of the individual schools by working in conjunction with others to raise standards and enhance the outcomes for the pupils, families and communities we serve.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone.