Higher-Level Teaching Assistant

Outcomes First Group; England; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join a dedicated team focused on delivering exceptional educational support. This role involves creating tailored literacy intervention plans, leading behaviour management, and collaborating with teaching staff to enhance student outcomes. Join a forward-thinking organization that values work-life balance with a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, allowing you to enjoy more personal time while making a significant impact on the lives of pupils. Embrace a rewarding opportunity where your contributions will foster growth and confidence in students facing diverse challenges.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Physical health checks

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid fertility treatment support

Qualifications

• Deliver Literacy Interventions and academic support to maximize pupil achievement.
• Create individualized literacy intervention plans based on assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and model positive behaviour management with initiative-taking.
• Support pupils in completing baseline assessments throughout the year.

Skills

Literacy Intervention

Behaviour Management

Assessment Skills

Collaboration

Education

Maths and English GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent

HTLA 2 years or more experience

Experience in an Educational Setting

Job description

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy!

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?

Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year - so there's never been a more exciting time to join us!

Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Waterloo Lodge School, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 7AX

Salary: GBP23,500.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team at Waterloo Lodge School located in Chorley.

About the role

As a HLTA you will deliver Literacy Interventions and academic support to pupils according to their educational needs, in a way that maximizes pupil's achievement and ability to develop.

KEY AREAS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• To create individualized literacy intervention plans for pupils based on their GL assessment outcomes
• To lead and model positive behaviour management with initiative-taking and purposeful approaches
• To support pupils in completing baseline assessments throughout the year
• To support the school's induction process by completing baseline assessments with new pupils
• To prepare and deliver literacy intervention plans and lessons
• To complete an overview of literacy interventions for each week
• To ensure a high standard of recording and reporting across the school
• To provide cover for Teachers if absent or as requested by SLT
• To provide literacy support within a classroom setting alongside the teacher and class LSA
• Complete administrative duties such as pupil overviews, end of term and annual reports, literacy intervention plans etc.
• To work collaboratively with Teaching staff to contribute to the cycle of evaluating and adjusting lessons to suit the literacy needs of pupils
• Prepare a high level of adapted and differentiated resources to support literacy interventions
• Assess the pupil's progress within literacy interventions, including setting targets

Essential

• Maths and English GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent
• Experience in an Educational Setting
• HTLA 2 years or more experience

About us

Waterloo Lodge is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.