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.