Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Hope Sentamu Learning Trust; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated HLTA for a pastoral role focused on enhancing pupils' engagement and behavior. This position involves working closely with students, parents, and external agencies to develop tailored support strategies. The successful candidate will play a key role in fostering a positive learning environment across multiple sites, ensuring that every pupil has the opportunity to thrive. If you are passionate about making a difference in young people's lives and have experience in similar roles, this is an exciting opportunity for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting pupils' engagement and behavior management.
• Ability to liaise with parents and external agencies effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils' emotional and social progress through tailored strategies.
• Plan and deliver interventions to improve pupils' behavior and engagement.

Skills

Engagement Strategies

Behavior Management

Social and Emotional Support

Liaising with External Agencies

Monitoring and Assessment

Education

Relevant Qualifications in Education or Social Work

Job description

This pastoral HLTA role will advance pupils’ engagement, regulation, learning and behaviour. It will include working with individual pupils and groups to support their regulation through individually identified strategies and to determine appropriate provision pathways for those who are unable to access the core curriculum. The successful candidate will work with the building leads, the wider pastoral and attendance teams. They will support pastorally across sites and work to engage our most disengaged cohort, which will involve home visits, home education and liaising with external providers. The successful candidate will develop pupils' social and emotional progress, and liaise closely with parents, carers and external agencies to find the best solutions, support and ways forward for our young people.

The activities involve planning, preparing and delivering support, approaches and interventions, as well as monitoring, assessing and reporting on pupils’ behaviour alongside the social and regulation skills. Whilst the positive and effective outcome enables pupils to learn and achieve better, this HLTA role is a pastoral role rather than a teaching and learning role.

The position would be an excellent progression and development opportunity for someone already working as a student liaison officer (BSO/SLO), pastoral learning mentor or head of year, and other similar roles. A driver's licence is essential as the successful candidate will work across sites.

We welcome interested parties to book in for an informal chat and tour of the school.

Job Details

Hours of Work: 37 Hours per Week, Term Time Only

Position Type: Permanent Post

Line Manager: Assistant Vice Principal Behaviour/Vice Principal Pastoral

Travel Required: We have 5 sites and a driver's licence is essential

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied within the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

Hope Sentamu Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.