Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Job Overview

Garden City Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed HLTA who is:

• Passionate about securing positive outcomes for children.
• Highly motivated, organised, and flexible in the way you work to best meet children's needs.
• An effective communicator, highly skilled in building positive relationships with children, parents/carers, and professionals.
• Ability to utilise planning and resourcing when covering a class.
• Reliable, flexible, and willing to support the school in moving children's learning on.

Successful candidates will have:

• Level 2, or above, in English and Maths
• Previous experience of working effectively within a school setting.
• Good standard of written and spoken English and a general understanding of Maths.

Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave: healthy work-life balance.
• Professional Development: Access diverse CPD and training opportunities to grow your skills.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly: We are committed to supporting flexible working and requests will be considered on an individual basis, including options such as part time, term-time, home working, and other options that work for both the employee and the Trust.
• Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from Blue Light Card offers and employee perks.
• Well-being Support: Receive comprehensive well-being and employee assistance for you and your family.

Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection

At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002), is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.

We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.