Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Ref: SCH-TOT-0039 10 day(s) remainingAdditional Information
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks Hours per Week: 32.00 Weeks per Year: 52.000 Pay Grade: Grade 6 (SCP 23-27)The Role
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, hardworking and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join Fir Bank Primary School. The successful candidate will have the ability to assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment and have a good understanding of current educational issues and ideally have experience of working with both key stages.
Fir Bank Primary School is a popular, one form entry, co-educational 3-11 school which has recently been rated by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ School, committed to excellence. We are part of a cohesive Trust of three schools with capacity and ambition to grow in the near future. We are committed to career long staff development and if you join our team, you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with an excellent quality building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning.
As well as offering you a competitive salary with employer contributions to the local government pensions scheme, we also provide free on-site parking, a cycle to work scheme and a range of well-being and workload support, including access to employee counselling. Located to the east of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.
Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries are welcome by contacting our Mrs Rachael McLaughlin, Headteacher on 0161 624 9577 or you can email recruitment@theoaktrust.org.uk. Please apply via this portal. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.
Closing date: Monday 19th May 2025
The Oak Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Disclosure and pre-employment checks.
The school will carry out an online search as part of their due diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024’ (para 221)
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Safeguarding Information
The Oak Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Any offer of employment will be subject to checks being carried out in order to ensure that you are not subject to a prohibition order or an interim prohibition order.
I understand that if shortlisted, the Trust may carry out an online search as part of their due diligence (KCSIE 2024, paragraph 221). This is to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened and are publicly available online. I understand that any concerns will be explored at interview.
As an applicant it is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, schools and colleges if you are barred from engaging in such activity.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, the amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not “protected” prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
Please note that a conviction will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining employment.