Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Lifton Community Academy

Required for February 2024.

The Learning Academy Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our Trust, based at Lifton Community Academy.

Our academy is a unique village school within extensive grounds, including a forest school and outdoor classroom. All our colleagues are dedicated to the development of our children in the fullest sense possible and we pride ourselves on putting children first in every aspect of school life.

Our vision for our academy is: ‘Building a stronger future together’. 

Our school values of ‘belong’, ‘wonder’, ‘kindnesses and ‘resilience’ underpin all we do. We are a happy school family who care about each other.  We are proud of how we work together in our wider school community, and as part of our new West Devon hub. We are embarking on an exciting journey of collaboration, sharing best practice and expertise to enable all children to receive the very best educational offer. We look forward to the successful applicant joining our school family and working collectively to provide the best possible provision for our children!

We provide a range of enriching experiences and opportunities for all, removing barriers to learning so every child, even the most vulnerable, can flourish. This is an incredibly rewarding role where no day is ever the same. You will work alongside a highly passionate team to ensure children are cared for, inspired, and challenged, supporting teachers with planning and delivering vibrant and engaging learning opportunities for all. Experience of supporting and nurturing the needs of children with Special Educational Needs would be an advantage.

Our Trust is dedicated to building an authentic workforce, so if you are excited about this role but your past experiences looks a little different to what we’ve identified, we encourage you to apply anyway.  You may just be the perfect candidate!  We are looking for someone who is inspired by our Trust mission and is committed to making a profound difference to the lives of our children, especially the most disadvantaged.

We are proud that our wellbeing strategy enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider communities that we serve.  We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

Our School Trust is underpinned by our four core beliefs; we are stronger together, a sense of belonging; removing barriers and realising the possible. This means that by working collectively, we can achieve our absolute best to ensure that children, especially the most vulnerable, can flourish. In short, our ethos is one of working together to Empower, Excel, Together.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to make a profound different to children’s lives
• A culture that takes work-life balance extremely seriously for all its colleagues
• The chance to work as part of a collective in a values-led school Trust, a single organisation
• High quality professional development and regular training
• Access to nationally recognised Level 2 and 3 course and apprenticeships
• A strong, proactive wellbeing network across the School Trust
• The potential for future career development
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Trust benefit schemes including tech and cycle schemes
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme

We want to support you in deciding if we are a School Trust that you would like to join. We strongly recommend that you arrange a visit or virtual call so that you can better understand if we are an organisation which excites you and can support you to flourish.

If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.

The Learning Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosures are required for this post along with the other necessary checks. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

Please feel free to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview / appoint before the closing date. Interviews are anticipated to take place soon after the closing date.

Please apply by 9am on the closing date.