Location
Harris Primary Academy Croydon, London, England

Hours
37.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Salary
£28,257 - £29,954 per year

About the Role
We are seeking a talented Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team at Harris Primary Academy Croydon. You will support our vision and ethos by securing effective teaching and successful learning, promoting high levels of achievement and self-esteem for all pupils. This role includes sports coaching and classroom-based responsibilities. Our dedicated team provides a supportive network onsite and across the Federation to ensure all staff feel encouraged to do their best. Join a community of friendly, committed staff upholding a mission to create and maintain a supportive and thriving learning environment.

As a Sports Coach, you will teach primary-age children the PE curriculum, including dance and gymnastics. You will plan, prepare, deliver, and assess a range of CPD lessons, PPA cover, extra-curricular club sessions, and other programmes designed to enhance the school’s PE and sporting culture. You will provide teaching cover as required across the academy and ensure all PE equipment is correctly set up, maintained, stored, and returned after sessions. You will establish constructive relationships and communicate with external agencies as needed and be responsible for agreed enrichment activities.

You will ensure all students identified for support have every opportunity to access the curriculum, highlight learning needs to class teachers, monitor student participation and progress, and support engagement with learning objectives. Using the Academy’s behaviour management strategies, you will contribute to creating a purposeful learning environment, maintain records of student progress, and contribute to evaluation, review, and target setting of provision maps.

About Us
Harris Primary Academy Croydon aims to develop pupils into happy, confident, and independent individuals motivated by a love of learning. We have high expectations and provide expert teaching to ensure excellent progress. Our curriculum is rich, varied, and engaging, with a strong emphasis on reading, writing, and maths. We foster a warm, welcoming community where pupils, teachers, and staff contribute positively. We encourage pupils to be polite, caring, and outstanding members of their local community, helping them become compassionate, ambitious global citizens. We value close partnerships with parents and carers and keep them informed and involved in school life.

Harris Primary Academy Croydon joined the Harris Federation in 2020 and is part of a family of academies in and around London. We benefit from a thriving community of schools that share, learn, support, and challenge each other.

Rewards & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We offer a strong culture of collaboration, professional development, and career planning. We invest in staff through support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of high-quality training programmes. Our competitive rewards package includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, an electric car scheme, and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers share this commitment. Employment offers are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Equal Opportunities
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We value diversity and aim to provide a fair, equitable, and supportive learning and working environment that reflects the communities we serve.

Experience
Experience delivering sport coaching sessions to young people aged 5 to 11 in a school environment is essential. Knowledge of the PE National Curriculum and the ability to deliver it through sport is required.

About You
You should have the energy and enthusiasm to inspire and improve the learning of all students. Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to use your own initiative, strong team working skills, flexibility, sensitivity in complex situations, and good organisational skills are important.

Qualifications
GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths – Grade C or above. UKCC Level 2 Qualified (or higher) in any sport or an appropriate equivalent qualification. A Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) qualification is required.