Higher Level Teaching Assistant

**Job profile**: - The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included. **Job details**: **Job reference** REQ00004317 **Date posted** 24/02/2024 **Application closing date** 04/03/2025 **Location** Bradford (Lower Fields Primary) **Salary** **Annual weeks** 38 (Term Time Only) **Contractual hours** 32 **Basis** Part time **Job category/type** Education Support **Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Temporary**: **Job description** - Lower Fields Primary Academy are looking to appoint a HLTA to join our academy as soon as possible on a part time, temporary basis. - Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you. - **Your new role** - As a HLTA, you will complement teachers’ delivery of the curriculum and contribute to the development of other support staff, pupils and academy policies and strategies. You will work collaboratively with teaching staff and assist them in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. You will supervise whole classes during the short term absence of teachers. You will provide support to pupils, teachers and the academy in order to raise standards of achievement for all, by utilising your advanced levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes and to encourage pupils to become independent learners. You will provide support for pupil welfare and support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of academy life. - Please see the job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information. - If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you. - **Your new school** - The academy is a 3 to 11 primary school situated on the outskirts of Bradford serving a culturally diverse population. Lower Fields Academy has a reputation in the community as a nurturing school where all our pupils receive a high quality education. We are extremely lucky to be based in stunning and extensive grounds which help to provide a wealth of outdoor learning opportunities. - We feel passionate about providing our young people with memorable experiences, the best outcomes and the widest opportunities. We place our learners’ individual needs at the heart of what we do and pride ourselves in our adaptability and willingness to engage fully with our students, their parents and the communities they live in. "Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum that supports pupils to achieve these aspirations." Ofsted 2023 - **Why join us?** - Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story. - This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants. - As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your **Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing**. Here are just a few examples in each area - **Financial Wellbeing**: - Membership to either the **Teachers’ Pension Scheme** or **the Local Government Pension Scheme**: - **Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme**: - Access to an **extensive** **discounts platform** **Physical Wellbeing**: - **24/7 access to an online GP** or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household - **Gym & fitness discounts**: - **Cycle to Work** scheme* - **Free annual flu jab** **Mental Wellbeing**: - Access to an industry leading **Employee Assistance Programme**: - **Menopause Support Service**: - Trained **Mental Health First Aiders** in all our settings - _Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained_ - In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process._