Careers at Harefield Primary School

Harefield Primary School is a nurturing and vibrant school, serving Harefield and Bitterne, on the east side of Southampton, where the children are at the heart of all that we do.

Our values of the school – Be Aspirational, Be Safe, Be Kind – are woven through the curriculum and the wider school day, ensuring that all children are motivated, happy and secure, achieving well academically and socially.

To work at Harefield means being a crucial member of a hard-working and supportive team. We are all striving together to secure the best outcomes for all our children and to support their families throughout their primary school journey. We are working towards becoming a trauma-informed school.

We are proud of our open, approachable leadership team who prioritise staff wellbeing and professional development. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to create a working environment that is both purposeful and positive. We invest in our team, offering opportunities for training, mentoring, and career progression.

Harefield Primary is in the Edwin Jones Partnership of Hamwic Education Trust (HET); a large, fast-paced multi-academy trust with currently 37 schools across the South Coast: Portsmouth, Southampton, Poole and Dorset.

Role Summary:

Harefield Primary School is looking to appoint a friendly, organised, and dependable administrative assistant that keeps our office running like clockwork. The role requires an excellent communicator who can interact with pupils, parents and staff whilst ensuring administrative tasks are completed accurately. Your work will directly support our school’s ability to deliver outstanding results for our children.

We are seeking a professional individual who:

• An excellent communicator both face to face and via telephone.
• Is a natural multi-tasker with strong organisational and administrative skills
• Has excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills
• Is detail-oriented with a ‘right first time’ mindset, completing work to a high standard
• Is a self-starter who is motivated to use initiative and has a good attention to detail
• Has experience of working in an administrative role, undertaking a variety of tasks

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Harefield Primary School is a nurturing and vibrant school, serving Harefield and Bitterne, on the east side of Southampton, where the children are at the heart of all that we do.

Our values of the school – Be Aspirational, Be Safe, Be Kind – are woven through the curriculum and the wider school day, ensuring that all children are motivated, happy and secure, achieving well academically and socially.

To work at Harefield means being a crucial member of a hard-working and supportive team. We are all striving together to secure the best outcomes for all our children and to support their families throughout their primary school journey. We are working towards becoming a trauma-informed school.

We are proud of our open, approachable leadership team who prioritise staff wellbeing and professional development. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to create a working environment that is both purposeful and positive. We invest in our team, offering opportunities for training, mentoring, and career progression.

Harefield Primary is in the Edwin Jones Partnership of Hamwic Education Trust (HET); a large, fast-paced multi-academy trust with currently 37 schools across the South Coast: Portsmouth, Southampton, Poole and Dorset.

Role Summary:

We are looking to appoint an outstanding Higher Level Teaching Assistant who can work flexibly across the primary school age range. Someone who can be deployed to release teachers for PPA time and planned absences as well as someone who is flexible enough to support classes during periods of unplanned absence. This is a permanent appointment.

We are seeking a professional individual who:

• Has achieved their Higher-Level Teaching Assistant Status or someone who is willing to undertake this qualification as the next step in their career.
• Has experience of working in a primary setting.
• Has experience of working with SEN children in an educational setting.
• Has good knowledge of engagement in learning and differentiation.
• Is an excellent team player who can actively support teachers in delivering planned lessons on a regular basis.
• Is committed and passionate and wants to make a positive impact on children’s lives
• Can build positive relationships with children and adults
• Is dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of children
• Is committed and enthusiastic towards all areas of school life, engaging and working in partnership with staff, parents and children alike

See the advert Below for full details

We have no teaching Vacancies at this time.

All queries and completed application forms should be sent to Paula Burgess, School Operations Manager at recruitment@hpslive.net

We are currently looking for the following volunteers:

• Reading Volunteers
• Swimming Volunteers Year 4
• Trip Volunteers all year Groups
• General Classroom Volunteer

To comply with the schools safeguarding policy, we require all volunteers to:

• Complete a volunteer application form detailing your employment history.
• Provide details of two references – employment or character, (referees cannot be related to you).
• Provide 3 forms of ID – Photographic, birth certificate and proof of address.
• Complete an enhanced DBS check
• A certificate of good conduct for any country you have lived in as an adult.
• Complete a disqualification from Childcare declaration.

Please collect a volunteer pack from the main school office. All the paperwork you need to complete is contained within this pack.

Please return completed paperwork to Mrs Burgess at the school office. When returning your paperwork, please bring with you the ID listed above. We can only accept original documentation.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Burgess at recruitment@hpslive.net or telephone 02380 463 240.

We are happy to support students with work experience placements.

If you would like to complete work experience at Harefield Primary School, please email Paula Burgess, School Operations Manager, at recruitment@hpslive.net

We only have availability for one student per week undertaking work experience.