Role: Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Weaver Trust school in Northwich, Cheshire

Salary:  Grade 7 SCP 17

Actual Salary Pro-Rata: £22,810 // FTE: £30,060

Contract: Fixed Term until 31st August 2025

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks a year

Weaver Trust wishes to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team in Northwich. This position will be for 32.5 hours per week and is to start in the Summer term.

We are looking for a friendly, caring and motivated person with plenty of energy who can join our hardworking team in supporting teaching and learning across our school.

At Weaver Trust, we can offer you:

• An outstanding Trust that is calm and harmonious.
• A friendly, hardworking team of staff that have extremely high expectations.
• Polite and kind children who have a thirst for learning.
• A supportive leadership team who promote a collaborative working culture and value the development of every member of staff.

The successful candidate will:

• Have relevant experience of working with children in a higher level teaching assistant role.
• Hold at least a level 3 qualification in childcare or teaching support.
• Demonstrate high expectations of individual achievement and behaviour.
• Be creative and enthusiastic.
• Have good organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Have flair, talent and initiative.
• Demonstrate a commitment to raising standards.
• Be able to work in close partnership with the whole school community.

If you have the skills, energy and enthusiasm to successfully do this job, 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 trust on no more than 1 side of A4.

Please email your application for the attention of Nicola Bell on payroll@weavertrust.org

Closing date:   Wednesday 23^rd April 2025

Interviews:       Week beginning 28^th April 2025

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.