Job title: Academic Mentor HLTA
Salary: CSET 8 £30,296 FTE, £22,889 prorated
Hours: 32.50 per week, 39 weeks of the year (term time only + INSET)
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31 August 2025
About the Role: Working in close collaboration with a local school Reed is excited to introduce a brand-new opportunity for an Academic Mentor HLTA within our educational community.
This role focuses on working with students outside the traditional classroom environment, aiming to close academic gaps, particularly in English and Maths. As a Teaching Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in reintegrating students back into the mainstream classroom. Your responsibilities include planning, preparing, coordinating, and delivering 1:1 and small group sessions. You'll collaborate closely with teaching staff and other specialized interventions within the school.
About You:
- You are a committed, enthusiastic, and caring individual.
- Your ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, combined with your initiative and independent work skills, makes you an ideal fit.
- Quick thinking and adaptability are essential, as you'll adjust techniques based on students' responses.
- You have experience working with students needing extra support.
- HLTA qualification or above is desired for this role.
About The School:
Located in leafy South Gloucestershire, close to Bristol City Centre, the school is dedicated to creating a safe, supportive, and challenging learning environment, the school emphasises core values such as participation, respect, identity, determination, and excellence. Their teaching teams focus on bringing the curriculum to life, creating orderly yet vibrant learning spaces. Additionally, the school prioritises care, support, and a sense of belonging within its friendly and caring community. Ultimately, they aim to holistically develop each child through a rigorous and stimulating curriculum, exceptional pastoral care, inspirational teaching, and diverse co-curricular activities.
Their vision is that teaching is transformational; it inspires curiosity and challenges students to think, reflect and to work hard. They want students to enjoy their learning and are enquiring and resilient in their pursuit of knowledge and development of skills. They want to develop a community where everyone has a passion for learning.
What They Offer:
- Commitment to staff development and instructional coaching.
- Emphasis on inclusivity and diversity.
- Values and vision that guide our actions.
- An open and honest culture.
- Health and wellbeing support.
- Local Government pension with up to 19% Employer contributions.
- Discounts with Microsoft & Dell.
- Discounted gym membership.
- Life Assurance (3 x Death in Service).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Dedicated counselling service.
Advantages of fixed-term contracts:
- It offers valuable experience
- It gives you flexibility
- You can avoid a long-term commitment
- You have more time to "dip your toe in the water" and test how well you will fit in with a new company, with the knowledge there's a specified end date.
Your Next Step:
To apply for this position, please submit your CV and a covering letter detailing your relevant experience and your passion for teaching.