Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Bourne End; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary special school in Bourne End is seeking a dedicated HLTA to join its enthusiastic team. The candidate will work within a positive environment, focusing on supporting children with special educational needs (SEND). Responsibilities include building professional relationships and maintaining effective communication with families and external agencies. The school fosters a collaborative ethos, ensuring continued staff development and training opportunities. Flexibility and a passion for children’s learning are essential. Applications will be considered upon receipt.

Benefits

Ongoing training and staff development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience of teaching and enabling progress for pupils with SEND.
• Ability to work in partnership with families and external agencies.
• Flexible and committed to promoting exciting learning.

Responsibilities

• Work in a supportive role within a welcoming environment.
• Contribute to training and development programs.
• Promote positive relationships with pupils.

Skills

Good safeguarding practice

Building professional relationships

Experience with children with SEND

Knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Condition

Passion for developing skills and learning

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you want to join a happy, collaborative and effective staff team committed to ensuring our children with SEN make real world progress? Westfield is a successful and stable primary special school, expanding (yet again) to meet demand for special school places.

• Demonstrate good safeguarding practice and a commitment to fostering children’s well-being and positive mental health
• Be able to build sound, professional relationships with pupils
• Be committed to working with children with SEND
• Have experience of teaching pupils with SEND and enabling progress and will be able to explain and demonstrate this
• Have a track record of successfully delivering learning opportunities to young people
• Have knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Condition and support children who display challenging behaviours related to these needs
• Have a passion for developing children’s skills and learning
• Have been involved in recording, developing, analysing and planning next steps for pupil progress
• Be able to work in partnership with families, external agencies and schools
• Be committed to working within a team, promoting exciting and creative learning

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

What the school offers its staff

"Staff are happy and proud to work at the school. They feel highly valued by leaders and are highly motivated to help pupils achieve their best." Ofsted Inspection Report February 2024.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated HLTA to join our fantastic primary team! The successful candidate can expect to work in a calm and welcoming environment where positive relationships are central to our ethos and culture and an ongoing programme of training and staff development ensures continued learning for all. Flexibility, humour and willingness to go the extra mile are essential for all staff to ensure a high standard of support for all of our pupils.

Further details about the role

To find out more about our school or arrange a visit, please contact the school office by telephone [phone] or email [e-mail].

An application pack is attached. You can also obtain one using the contact details above or by visiting our website www.westfieldschoolbucks.org.

Completed applications should be emailed to [e-mail]. Only applications submitted on the current Buckinghamshire Council application form will be considered. We do not accept CVs.

Interview date

To be confirmed – Applications will be considered on receipt and we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. We reserve the right to interview candidates and withdraw the post if an appointment is made.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

Applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

Commitment to safeguarding

Westfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, Teaching Regulation Agency, childcare disqualification, qualification and reference checks. As part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self‑disclosure form and return prior to interview.