Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Outdoor Learning)

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	23 Mai 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	22 Mehefin 2025
Lleoliad:	Stockport, SK8 4NB
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75704591

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Gatley Primary School
Hawthorn Road
Gatley
Stockport
SK8 4NB
0161 428 6180

Higher Level Teaching Assistant Life Skills (Outdoor Learning) required with effect from September 2025.

Contract type: Full time 32.5 hours per week, term time only

Do you want to be part of an ‘outstanding’ school and an ‘outstanding’ learning community which is dedicated to the learning of children and staff?
Are you keen to contribute to a school and a curriculum where ‘skills for life’ are at the heart of our offer for children?
Do you want to work with exceptional staff and children who prioritise and enjoy an ‘exceptional’ personal development curriculum?

At Gatley Primary School, we are looking for a Life Skills HLTA to lead on the delivery of this curriculum offer across our whole school. This is an exciting new post for someone who has the skills and talents to enrich our Life Skills offer including the use of outdoor learning as part of this curriculum.
As a large 3 form entry primary school, we are always seeking ways to further enrich our ambitious curriculum. We recognise the importance of life skills and have dedicated a role to the implementation of this curriculum across our school. Our curriculum ambition will see our children achieve skills and knowledge in many different aspects of the outdoor learning, including: nature, agility, endurance and adventure (https://gatleyprimary.com/our-curriculum/Life-skills). Children will demonstrate their achievements and progress through a personal development passport through this hands on, experiential curriculum.

We are looking for a candidate who has a passion for outdoor learning and a full appreciation for the role this has within child development. We are looking for a skilled HLTA who can bring their enthusiasm for this curriculum to confidently deliver this curriculum across our whole school, from Nursery to Year 6. The successful candidate will be aligned to our curriculum vision and ethos and will be keen to develop themselves and others through this unique role in a collaborative and empowered way. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a real commitment to safeguarding and safe working practices which is fundamental to the Trust’s ethos and values.

We can offer the successful candidate:
- Wonderful school facilities, including a forest school and bike track to support the delivery of the curriculum
- An aspirational working environment with a strong focus on professional development and empowerment
- Opportunities to implement initiatives based upon educational research
- A well-structured curriculum with creative opportunities for all
- A high functioning, friendly staff team who are committed to the school
- A school which prioritises wellbeing and workload and offers a comprehensive wellbeing offer to support staff and children
- An outstanding school with children who have a thirst for learning
- An outstanding school with a strong commitment to the ‘exceptional’ personal development of children
- Planning and Preparation time to support the role

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place, which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school. This is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002 and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further details of this exciting opportunity, please see the job description and person specification.

Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 490 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.

As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well-regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award-winning employee assistance programme.

Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:
exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
school improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
opportunities for professional development and leadership
a celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
Innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.

All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks.

It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and 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/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’

We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).

Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

Applicants are welcome and encouraged to visit our schools for a ‘Meet and Greet’ session on: Monday 9 June 2pm or Wednesday 11 June 4pm. As places will be limited to 10 per session, please contact the school office to book a place on 0161 428 6180 or email at office@gatleyprimary.com

Completed applications should be emailed to:vacancies@gatleyprimary.com.

Please note, we cannot accept CVs.

Closing date: Thursday 12 June 2025
Shortlising: Friday 13 June 2025
Interviews: Monday 16 June 2025

Please note that this a private organisation and the successful candidate will be employed by Education Learning Trust directly.

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