Higher Level Teaching Assistant (SEN/ND)
Ref: SCH-WDT-0341 7 day(s) remainingAdditional Information
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 32.50 Weeks per Year: 52.143 Pay Grade: SCP 12-17The Role
We seek to appoint a committed and dynamic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work with specific children throughout the whole school. Our teaching and support staff work hard and enthusiastically as one team with the belief that every student can succeed and transform their life chances, achieving more than they dreamt possible. You will be able to enthuse and motivate our students with your passion for learning, your presence and personality.
This position will involve supporting our pupils, specifically within the SEN Department across both KS3 and KS4. Therefore, we would only shortlist applications with expertise in this area.
The successful candidate will specifically support pupils with Neurodiversity (ND) and who have been or are in the process of being referred to the ND Pathway. At present this accounts a significant number of our pupils in Years 7-11. The HLTA (SEN/ND) would manage and develop a bespoke programme of interventions and work alongside teachers and other support staff to ensure neurodivergent pupils were fully able to access learning and supported with behaviour techniques. They would be the ND expert within school supporting all stakeholders.
The HLTA would also have a pivotal role in working with our team of Classroom Support Assistants / TA’s to advise on appropriate deployment and use of specialist resources/equipment/techniques to support this key group of pupils. They would ensure that Student Support Plans and EHCPs are reviewed and monitored, with the required adaptations and support implemented consistency across all areas of school life.
The successful candidate will be required to provide academic, emotional and social support to young people to help them overcome barriers to learning, ensuring that individual pupils engage more effectively in learning and participating in the life of the school. Candidates will have the ability to identify specific barriers and implement a range of strategies to support both basic skills and access to the curriculum.
Qualifications
| Qualification Title | Grade | |
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| Higher Level Teaching Assistant status or working towards this |
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| GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 (A-C) or equivalent |
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Skills
| Organisational Fit | |
|---|---|
| High motivation and professional commitment |
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| A commitment to involving parents as partners in the education process |
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| A commitment to student-centred education |
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| Experience/Knowledge | |
| Understanding of principles of child development, learning styles and independent learning |
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| Understanding of inclusion, especially within a school setting |
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| Relevant Skills | |
| The ability to prioritise and organise own workload |
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| Relate to and work with others as a member of a team |
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| The ability to assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans. |
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| Personal Attributes | |
| Ability to listen to and understand others. |
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Safeguarding Information
The Wade Deacon Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure. All applicants should read the school’s Safeguarding/Child Protection policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on our websites.
Halewood Academy
The Avenue, Wood Road
Halewood
Knowsley
L26 1UU
Alison Aldred
HumanResources@HalewoodAc...