What skills and experience we're looking for Northern Star Academies Trust seek to recruit the very best people to work across our Trust Partnership Harrogate High School is a vibrant and ambitious 11-16 secondary academy. Everyone who plays a part in life at Harrogate High School is very proud of the school and we all strive to maintain it as a fantastic place to learn and a key part of the community. We are proud to be a part of Northern Star Academies Trust and make the most of the links we have with our brilliant partner schools. We are looking to appoint a confident, effective and highly motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) with an emphasis on music development, who will make a positive contribution to the achievement of all of our students. The role will require you to work alongside students in all year groups. Applicants should be kind, resilient and patient with a good sense of humour, and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills. The desire to see each student flourish and reach their full potential using a variety of support strategies is crucial. The successful candidate will have an awareness of safeguarding procedures within school, hold a relevant HLTA qualification and have had experience appropriate to working with children. We can offer a commitment to your professional development, the opportunity to work in partnership with colleagues from primary and secondary schools across the MAT and the chance to be a part of something truly special. If you want to make a difference and are committed to improving life chances for children, we would love to meet you. What the school offers its staff - Employee Assistance Programme - Cycle to Work Scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme - Excellent CPD opportunities - Maternity, Shared Parental, Paternity, and Adoption pay. - A huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers through our lifestyle benefits provider Vivup. Commitment to safeguarding Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.