Higher Level Teaching Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities

Initial Teacher Training route into教学

Job summary

The Harbour School, a Meridian Trust school, is seeking a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to provide bespoke support for pupils with EHCPs who are not on track for age expectations. The role is part-time, with fixed weekly hours Monday to Friday, and requires experience as a teaching assistant and a proactive, nurturing approach.

Responsibilities include delivering phonics and reading fluency, aiding planning with staff, and contributing to wider academy life, under supervision of teachers and

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants/HLTA or willingness to work towards it.
• Experience as a teaching assistant.
• Experience working with children across all year groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised, bespoke provision for pupils not on track to meet age expectations
• Support behaviour management and pupil engagement using Therapeutic Thinking, Waves and approved Trust strategies
• Deliver high-quality phonics and reading fluency provision
• Contribute to planning and evaluating learning activities with teaching staff
• Support APDRs, behaviour plans, curriculum planning and assessment, giving detailed feedback to teachers, parents or outside agencies
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children
• Contribute to the wider life of the academy, including after-school provision
• Work under the direction of the class teacher and senior leadership team

Skills

Excellent classroom practice

Safeguarding

Initiative

Education

NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants/HLTA

Job description

This Higher Level Teaching Assistant post sits at The Harbour School, a Meridian Trust school whose pupils all have an EHCP for social, emotional and mental health needs. The core of the work is bespoke, specialist support for pupils not on track for age expectations, including phonics, reading fluency and behaviour, planned with teaching staff. The post is part-time with fixed weekly hours across Monday to Friday, and it suits an experienced teaching assistant ready to step up. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide personalised, bespoke provision for pupils not on track to meet age expectations
• Support behaviour management and pupil engagement using Therapeutic Thinking, Waves and approved Trust strategies
• Deliver high-quality phonics and reading fluency provision
• Contribute to planning and evaluating learning activities with teaching staff
• Support APDRs, behaviour plans, curriculum planning and assessment, giving detailed feedback to teachers, parents or outside agencies
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children
• Contribute to the wider life of the academy, including after-school provision
• Work under the direction of the class teacher and senior leadership team

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants/HLTA or equivalent, or willingness to work towards it

Experience

• Experience as a teaching assistant
• Experience working with children across all year groups

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent classroom practice with high standards of teaching and learning
• Understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues
• Acting on own initiative

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Online searches as part of pre-employment checks

Other

• Confident, resilient, patient and nurturing
• Good team player who contributes to the academy's ethos and community
• Motivated, passionate and reflective about the work

What’s offered

• Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities
• Initial Teacher Training route into teaching
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Defined benefit Local Government or Teachers' pension scheme
• Healthcare benefits including eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
• Free on-site parking
• Discounts on everyday essentials and holidays