Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Overview and Responsibilities SEN Higher Level Teaching Assistant Location: Wolverhampton Contract Type: Full time, Permanent Salary: £14.00 - £15.28 per hour depending on skills, experience and qualifications Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only Aurora Cedars School in Wolverhampton offers a bespoke education provision for up to 80 pupils aged 5-19 who have ASC/SEMH needs. The curriculum is creative and personalised for the pupils to ensure that we provide them with the best opportunities to succeed. The Headteacher is looking for a fun, passionate, dedicated, and driven HLTA to help support her vision for the pupils and the school environment. She is committed to offering a truly unique workplace environment, embedded with a supportive culture, positive ethos, strong teamwork, and personal drive, with further career opportunities as both the school and Aurora, as a company, grows. We’re currently looking for an experienced HLTA to start asap. The Role:You will support the growth of the school and Teaching Assistant team and be a mentor for newly appointed staff. You will have an firm knowledge of ASC practice and support others to deliver this across the school. As our new Higher Level Teaching Assistant, your role will be to support the Class Teacher and SENCO with all elements of the day to day running of the class/s and to teach whole classes, groups and individual lessons in consultation with the Class Teacher. You’ll take the lead in the absence of a Class teacher, and assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment. To facilitate this, you’ll be expected to know and understand the Class Teacher’s curriculum planning and to plan, prepare and deliver assigned programmes of teaching and learning activities to individual, small groups and/or classes modifying and adapting activities as necessary within agreed systems of supervision. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child. You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times. Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.
Skills and Qualifications Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate: The Higher Level Teaching Assistant Diploma or equivalent Level 4 qualification is desired/willing to complete Full UK driving licence and access to your own car desirable GCSE pass above C (or 4 in the new GCSE system) in English and Maths Relevant knowledge and experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD  Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge. Ability to adapt The desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual  Be positive and creative in assisting to meet pupils’ individual needs 
Benefits and Additional Information What’s on offer? Training and Development Save money on your bills!!Competitive Pay and RewardUK Health Cash PlanEmployee Assistance ProgrammeRefer a friend for £1,000
How to apply? Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.