Job Description

East Cowes, Isle of Wight

NJC Scale 18, 30,599.00 per annum pro-rata (actual salary 12,765.21)

Contact:

Kerrie Margetts at fam@holycrossrcpri.iow.sch.uk

Vacancy Reference:

2025_1358

Closing Date:

30/05/2025

18

hours

per

week

This position is initially fixed term, with the possibility to extend in Sept 2026

Required for: 1

st

September 2025 - 31

st

August 2026 (could be negotiated earlier)

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School


Millfield Avenue, East Cowes PO32 6AS



Tel: 01983 292885



Website: http://www.holycrossrcpri.iow.sch.uk



Headteacher: Mrs L Banks



Are you a highly motivated team player? Committed to promoting high standards of attainment and behaviour for all children? Are you experienced across Key Stage 1 and 2? Then come and join our wonderful school!

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is looking to recruit a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to

provide PPA cover across the school.

We are looking for an HLTA who:

will complement the professional work of our dedicated staffing team loves their job and takes pride in everything that they do works well in a team and enjoys learning and collaborating with others to promote excellence throughout the whole school is highly motivated with excellent organisational skills is able to maintain good relationships with parents and staff has a good sense of humour and boundless energy!

We can offer the successful candidate:

friendly and happy children who are keen to learn and like to be challenged! welcoming and supportive colleagues who are dedicated to securing good outcomes for all our pupils a nurturing, close-knit school community

Please

email

Kerrie

Margetts,

School

Business

Manager at

fam@holycrossrcpri.iow.sch.uk

for

an

application pack, or download from our school website

https://holycrossrcpri.iow.sch.uk

If you would like the opportunity to visit our school, this is most welcome, please contact the school office to arrange a tour.

Closing date for applications is noon 30th May 2025 with interviews due to take place the following week.

Holy

Cross

is

committed

to

safeguarding

and

promoting

the

welfare

of

children

and

young

people

and

expect all

staff

and

volunteers

to

share

in

this

commitment.

The

successful

candidates

will

be

required

to

undergo an

enhanced

DBS

check.

References

will

be

taken

prior

to

interview.

PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.




The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy

,

Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.


The Isle of Wight Council's Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.


The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.


The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children's Services directorate.


This council and its schools recruit according to the council's Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.