Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistants required

Who we are

Our clients Community School is an independent specialist school providing high-quality, therapeutic and child-centred education to boys and girls from 7 to 17 years of age in Staffordshire.

Their children come from a wide range of backgrounds, but all have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Many will also have other Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) such as Autism, ADHD, and communication difficulties.

The work they do is both varied and challenging and, as a trauma and attachment informed organisation, all staff are provided with extensive therapeutic training and support.

Their closely triangulated approach places the child at the centre of decision making, ensuring that education and therapy professionals, parents/carers, local authority teams and, most importantly, our students can work together to secure outstanding outcomes for all.

High Level Teaching Assistants at our clients school know that no two days are the same and that no two children are the same either. Our children require very special adults who can support children with complex and challenging behaviours.

HLTA's in our clients school will understand that our children require lots of attention, just the right sort of communication, consistency and flexibility in equal measure, and a non-judgemental approach. They need to be resilient, persistent and solution focused to meet the needs of our pupils and to do so they need to wear a lot of hats and be prepared to change them at a moment's notice!

Our High Level Teaching Assistants will

• Support teaching and learning
• Deliver lessons in the absence of the teacher
• Work with children 1:1 or delivering sessions with small groups of students
• Manage classroom resources
• Take children on educational trips and visits
• Have their lunch with children who struggle socially
• Have a good basic understanding or English and Maths
• Keep children safe when they are experiencing heightened behaviours with strong behaviour management skills and excellent communication
• Create, play and teach games to pupils to develop their social skills or further learning
• Create amazing displays which support teaching and create an exceptional learning environment
• Celebrate success
• Participate in therapeutic training sessions or reflecting on difficult periods

Their HLTAs are highly valued members of their team. They want their HLTAs to be part of the decision making that drives their school, provides outcomes for children and advocates for every child. We welcome their input in developing both the academic curriculum and the opportunities in our extra-curricular offer - bringing their own interests and passions to the table.

Benefits and Rewards of working as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant

• The opportunity to develop and grow your career within our clients Community
  
• Competitive salary
• Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities
• Small class sizes with specialist TA support
• The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and grows its own leadership teams
• Flexible pension
• Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision
• Employee benefit service with access to wellbeing services, salary sacrifice schemes

The Ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience working as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) in a school or similar environment
• Experience working with children with SEMH and complex learning needs
• Able to manage behaviour well
• A nurturing, caring and motivated persona
• A DBS on the update service or be willing to have a new one processed
• HLTA qualification or equivalent

Interested and feel you can make a different to childrens learning and development? Then attach your CV now to avoid disappointment.