Classroom Teaching Assistant / 1:1 Teaching Assistant at Lytchett Matravers Primary School

Our school wishes to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and outstanding Teaching Assistant to supervise the activities of pupils in the classroom and during break times. The overall duties, 1:1 or class based, would be dependent on the dynamic need of the school. This is a maternity cover position until the end of the academic year which is August 2025.

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced teaching assistant to join our support staff at Lytchett Matravers Primary School, part of Hamwic Education Trust (HET)., We are seeking a professional individual who:

• is able to adapt to suit the needs of the children and be able to inspire and engage them
• is able to support individuals and small groups in their learning and use their initiative to personalise and adapt where necessary
• is willing to undertake additional training to meet the needs of the children
• is reflective and committed to professional development
• is enthusiastic about the education of children, across every area of the curriculum
• can build and maintain professional and positive working relationships
• has previous experience of working with children in a learning environment
  
  The Hillary Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.
We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people. We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders. Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.

If you fit this criteria and feel you can take a pro-active role in helping our children to be the best they can be, then we would love to hear from you. We can offer you:
• excellent CPD opportunities and training and development programmes
• in-house teaching school
• an individual induction programme supported by a mentor
• networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
• eligibility to join the Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
• free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment, where all conditions are met
• opportunity to become a school workplace health and wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the health and wellbeing strategy
• access to the trust health and wellbeing pages
• access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members
HET is a large, fast-paced trust with currently 36 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community based partnerships, there are 33 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school. 'All about the Child' At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children. 'What about Sam' Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves 'What about Sam?' we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.