HLTA, Fixed Term Contract covering a Secondment until August 2022, Sacred Heart Primary

Sacred Heart Primary School is a two form-entry primary school in Tipton for children from 3 to 11 years of age.

Our vision is to develop young people who will have active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We stress the total development of each child: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural and physical. We are a richly diverse community, and pride ourselves on our highly inclusive practice, endorsed by achieving the Sandwell Inclusion Quality Mark for the second time at the highest level (Enhanced level).

The Governors and Head Teacher of Sacred Heart Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) on a fixed term contract to cover a secondment, to support our team to deliver learning activities to whole classes in the absence of the teacher, e.g. during PPA time, cover for unplanned staff absences and staff training courses, ensuring that high levels of behaviour and engagement are upheld.

The successful candidate will:

• Have high expectations and a positive outlook

• Be an outstanding practitioner who is eager to make a positive difference

• Be someone who can engage and enthuse pupils in learning at all times

• Be someone who can focus on maximising progress for every child

• Be someone who understands the importance of assessment, feedback and differentiation

• Have great resilience, determination and uphold our school values

• Experience of working in a primary school and can work as part of a team and independently

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake all relevant safeguarding checks and an enhanced DBS check.

This post requires a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Sacred Heart Primary School always welcomes visits. Please contact Mrs Judge, the Office Manager for further information:

Email – michelle.judge@sacredheartpri.com or call - 0121 557 1511.

Application forms are available below and should be returned directly to the school, Email – michelle.judge@sacredheartpri.com or call - 0121 557 1511.

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail. 

Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date.  If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox incase any correspondence has been delivered there.

Hours: 37 hrs per week, Term Time plus 5 training days

Grade: Band E, SCP 18-25, £24,982 - £29,577 p.a - Actual Salary £21,811 - £26,050 p.a.

Location:  Sacred Heart Primary, Sedgley Road East Tipton DY4 8UH

Closing Date:  Friday 1st October 2021 at 12:00 noon