HLTA – Primary

‘Think Differently to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.’ –Vision

• Do you want to have an impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
• Do you want to work in a school that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop its staff?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team!

The HLTA will work closely with and under the guidance and supervision of the primary class teacher to plan, prepare and deliver aspects of the curriculum, interventions, and support programmes. Sessions will generally be delivered to small groups of individuals but will also, on occasion, involve taking the whole class. You will also be required to supervise and support the work of other teaching assistants in the class.

The ideal candidate will have the specialist skills to meet the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs of pupils as well as an HLTA qualification (or equivalent) or working towards it.

In this one-year fixed-term role, you will work Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours per week, term time only.

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. During a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. Many of our young people have complex medical needs, and many have been out of education for a significant period prior to joining the school.

We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5, and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.

Visits for potential applicants to Parkway can be arranged on request. If you would like to visit prior to applying, please email vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk.

For further details, please visit our website at: https://www.jamesbrindley.org.uk/working-for-us/current-vacancies/.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 13th May 2024.

Interview date: w/c 20th May 2024 at Dovedale Centre.

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

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

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 14 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process, and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time. 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.