Higher Level Teaching Assistant – John Gulson Primary School

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

What is the job role?

John Gulson Primary School is on an incredibly exciting journey of improvement.

We are looking for two enthusiastic and well-organised HLTA to join our journey from September 2021, to support teachers across KS1 and KS2: running small group interventions, working within class to support children, as well as occasional short-term absence cover across the school.

The successful candidate will:

Have HLTA status (or NVQ 3)
Be an excellent, energetic and focused classroom practitioner
Have excellent Maths and English skills
Have experience of delivering Interventions in English, Maths as well as Social & Emotional Interventions
Have the skills to develop oracy when leading the learning with a group or class of children
Have high expectations of all children in the areas of achievement and behaviour
Promote our vision and values
Bring experience of working with children across Key Stage 1 and 2
Have the ability to work proactively, using set objectives to plan and deliver activities to enable pupils to attain age related expectations and to exceed these in some instances
Effectively mark pupil work, using feedback and assessment tools where appropriate to ensure progress
Understand how children learn and recognise the abilities of different groups of pupils including more able and vulnerable groups of children
Be committed to developing children as independent learners
Be an excellent communicator and able to develop positive relationships with staff, pupils and parents
Work well as part of a team, demonstrating empathy, focus and commitment

We want to recruit people who are passionate about making a difference to children and want to challenge themselves to keep on improving. Our working relationships are positive, supportive and forward looking.

In return we offer:

A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.
Excellent professional development opportunities
Calm and purposeful learning environments
Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best
Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

Visits to the school are encouraged. The Headteacher will be offering tours of the school on: Wednesday 19^th May at 9am, or Tuesday 25^th May at 3:30pm

Please contact the school office on 02476 227791 to book on to one of these. For an informal visit please contact the school by e-mail to t.hine@johngulson.coventry.sch.uk

Closing Date: 28th May 2021

Interview Date: 9th June 2021

Applications packs are available to download from below and are returnable direct to the school t.hine@johngulson.coventry.sch.uk

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure Barring Service.

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Coventry City Council