Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Sprint Education Recruitment; Leicester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent weekly pay rates

Pension contributions

AWR compliance

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Sprint Education Recruitment is seeking an HLTA or Level 3 Teaching Assistant to lead the Internal Alternative Provision for children with autism in Leicester. The role involves directing a team of five TAs, supporting non-verbal pupils, and carrying forward the current provision with the existing lead.

The start date is flexible, with full-time hours initially until Christmas and potential extension if a good fit. DBS checks and safeguarding compliance are emphasized.

Qualifications

• HLTA status or Level 3 Certificate with relevant school-based experience.
• Good knowledge of autism and experience supporting non-verbal or pre-verbal pupils.
• Ability to direct and manage other adults with warmth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Internal Alternative Provision as its HLTA.
• Direct a team of five teaching assistants.
• Support pupils with complex needs, many non-verbal or pre-verbal.
• Collaborate with current provision lead to carry forward existing plans.
• Help the provision settle into mainstream where needed.

Skills

Autism awareness

Team leadership

SEN experience

Non-verbal support

Patience

Education

HLTA status

Level 3 Certificate

Job description

HLTA or Level 3 Teaching Assistant, Autism Provision, Leicester, Full-Time, Until Christmas

A school in Leicester is looking for a new HLTA or Level 3 Teaching Assistant to lead its Internal Alternative Provision for children with autism. The pupils are waiting for specialist school places, and most are non-verbal or pre-verbal. You'd direct a team of five teaching assistants and carry the provision forward, working alongside the person who currently plans and delivers it.

The school would rather wait a week or two for the right person than rush, so the start date is flexible.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Internal Alternative Provision as its HLTA
• Manage yourself and direct a team of five Level 2 teaching assistants
• Support pupils with complex needs, most of whom are non-verbal or pre-verbal
• Work alongside the current provision lead and carry their work forward
• Help the provision settle, as some pupils are currently supported in mainstream classes

Requirements

• HLTA status or a Level 3 Certificate with recent and relevant school based experience
• A good knowledge of autism
• Experience supporting children who are non-verbal or pre-verbal
• Confidence directing and managing other adults
• A genuine preference for SEN work over mainstream
• Patience and warmth with children who have complex needs

What's on offer

• Full-time, initially until Christmas, with the possibility of continuing if it's the right fit
• A team of five teaching assistants already in place
• Ongoing support from a dedicated Sprint consultant

Why Sprint?

If you're looking to work as a teacher in a mainstream classroom, providing day-to-day supply cover, we're probably not the agency for you. But if you're passionate about supporting students with additional needs and want a long-term role as an SEN Teaching Assistant, where you can build consistency and see the impact of your work every day, that's exactly what we do.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position is previous experience working in a school setting.

Sprint Education Recruitment is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Sprint Education

Sprint Education is a market leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. Specialists in SEND support for mainstream and SEN schools.

What Sprint Education offer

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Sprint Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community