Teaching Assistant 1:1 Support

Role: Teaching Assistant (1:1)
Location: Halton Lodge Primary School
Grade: Grade 3, Scale Point 2-4
Salary: £17,951.31 to £18,518.93 (FTE: £24,404 to £25,183)
Contract type: Fixed Term (until July 2025 – to cover a period of maternity leave)
Hours: 32.5 per week, 39 weeks a year

To start with immediate effect, the Governors and Headteacher at Halton Lodge Primary School wish to appoint a skilled and committed 1:1 Learning Support Assistant (Teaching Assistant) to join our team – and support two children in the same class, in Lower Key Stage 2, whose primary needs are Communication and Interaction.

We are looking for a friendly, caring and compassionate person who has the ability and skills to understand and support children with special educational needs, is able to adapt their learning appropriately and who can support the children to work (and play) with their peers. At Halton Lodge Primary School, we can offer you:
 A friendly, hardworking team of staff,
 A welcoming and vibrant school,
 Happy children who enjoy learning.
The successful candidate should have:
 a NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification
 experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs
 high expectations for all learners, especially those with additional needs
 the ability to work closely, and effectively, as a member of a team
 the ability to take responsibility for supporting individual pupils (and small groups of children) to
develop their learning and understanding in all areas of the National Curriculum
 high personal standards for their performance (including the ability to be welcoming and approachable to parents and pupils, and to behave in an enthusiastic yet responsible manner).

If you feel that you have the skills, energy and enthusiasm to successfully support these pupils and become a valued member of our teaching support staff, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please complete an application form and provide a supporting statement outlining your interest, expressing how you feel you could contribute to our school (on no more than 1 side of A4).

Please email your application for the attention of our Headteacher, Mr Anthony Hilldrup, at
head@haltonlodgeps.org.uk or hand in your completed application at the main office between 08:30 and 15:30 on any day that the school is open.

Alternatively you can post your application: FAO: Mr A Hilldrup, Halton Lodge Primary School, Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5LU.

Teaching Assistant (1:1)
January 2025

Prospective candidates are invited to visit the school for a show around, to meet the headteacher, be taken on a short tour of the school and learn more about the children we are seeking to support on:

Tuesday 17 th December 2024 at 09:30

Please contact the school via email (office@haltonlodgeps.org.uk) to book on the show around.

Closing date: 09:30 on Friday 3 rd January 2025
Interviews: To take place w/c Monday 6 th January 2025

Our school and Weaver Trust place the highest priority on keeping our children safe. Applicants will be subject to a stringent vetting, including an Enhanced DBS check and induction process.