Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Bearbrook Combined School; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bearbrook Combined School is seeking an HLTA to cover PPA and staff absence, plan and deliver lessons and targeted interventions, and support pupils according to their individual educational needs.

The role involves assessing pupil progress, using data to close attainment gaps for vulnerable groups, and contributing to training and safeguarding across the school.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils in a classroom setting.
• Ability to cover PPA and staff absence.
• Ability to plan and prepare lessons and interventions.
• Strong communication with parents and colleagues.
• Commitment to safeguarding and welfare of pupils.

Responsibilities

• Covering classes for PPA or staff absence.
• Planning and preparing lessons, interventions and training for other colleagues.
• Teaching pupils according to their educational needs.
• Assessing, recording and reporting on pupil development and attainment as required.
• Using data to identify gaps and close attainment gaps for vulnerable groups.
• Maintaining high standards of provision and managing learning environments.
• Supporting intervention groups and adult-led activities.
• Ensuring adults are engaged in children's learning and adhering to plans.
• Promoting the general progress and wellbeing of pupils.
• Communicating with parents and external parties.

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching & Learning

• Covering classes for PPA or staff absence
• Planning and preparing lessons, interventions and training for other colleagues.
• Teaching pupils according to their educational needs.
• Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils where required.
• Using available assessment data in order to identify gaps in attainment for vulnerable groups, including Pupil Premium children, and to take action in order to close the gaps.
• Maintaining high standards of indoor/outdoor provision including setting up and clearing away.
• Supporting the running of intervention groups and adult-led activities.
• Ensuring all adults are engaged in children's learning and adhering to plans in place.

Other Duties

• Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any other class or group of pupils assigned.
• Providing guidance and advice to pupils on educational and social matters.
• Making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of pupils.
• Communicating and consulting with parents of pupils.
• Communicating and consulting with persons or bodies outside the school and participating in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described.
• Participating in arrangements made for appraisal.
• Break and lunch duties
• Reviewing methods of teaching and programmes of work and participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.
• Advising and co-operating with the Head of School, SLT and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.
• Promoting positive behaviours for learning and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on school premises and engaged in school activities elsewhere.
• Participating in school meetings relating to the curriculum, administration or organisation of the school.
• Supervising and, as far as practicable, teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available to teach.

Administration of Medicines and First Aid

• To provide comfort and support to children and parents during periods of contact and to help promote a general feeling of well-being within the school.
• Managing medicines, ensuring all paperwork is complete and signed by parents, liaising with staff over administration of medicine, liaising with professionals and parents over any medical issues and concerns.
• Ensuring relevant necessary training is booked.
• Administer regular medicine to pupils throughout the school day.
• Assist children if they are unwell and supervise them whilst waiting for parents/carers to collect them from school.
• Administer first aid and undertake necessary First Aid and Managing Medicines training.

Responsibilities

• Be committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people.
• Comply with the policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, equal opportunities, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Take appropriate action to identify, evaluate and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the school working environment.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Establish constructive relationships and communication with all staff and other agencies/professional.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

Confidentiality

• Ensure confidentiality and privacy are of the utmost importance and daily practice adheres to this.

Please note that this list of duties is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. This is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that a HLTA will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by SLT.