Higher Level Teaching Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Sunbury-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary education provider in Sunbury-on-Thames seeks a motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to support students and manage lessons under a teacher's supervision. The successful candidate will have a relevant HLTA qualification and experience in educational settings. This is a full-time role with a salary ranging from £29,787 to £32,406 per annum.

Qualifications

• Qualified HLTA with necessary technical/professional qualifications.
• Strong ability to support students with special educational needs.
• Experience in an educational setting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Cover classes under supervision and deliver lessons.
• Support students with special educational needs.
• Manage and support Learning Support Assistants if required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical HLTA qualification

Written and verbal communication skills

IT competence

Experience in education/SEND

Education

HLTA status or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours a week. Permanent/Term-time role. Qualified HLTA. Full Time Equivalent Salary: £29,787 to £32,406 per annum. Pro Rata Salary: £23,021.36 to £25,045.49 per annum (based on working arrangements). We have an opportunity for a motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join Kenyngton Manor Primary School. In this role you will cover classes under the professional supervision of a teacher or leader, plan and deliver programmes for groups of pupils, and support identified students with special educational needs and/or disabilities to enable them to access the curriculum. You may line manage Learning Support Assistants with oversight of the Leadership Team.

What are we looking for

• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills, with a commitment to helping.
• An HLTA technical/professional qualification related to the role. e.g. HLTA status, NNEB, or other relevant qualifications at level 2 or 3.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Competence with IT tools and ability to analyse and present data.
• Experience working in a similar role within education or SEND environments.

How to apply and contacts

If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact the THPT HR Team by email.

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. The Howard Partnership Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. Our processes are extremely flexible—please let us know what we can do so that you can be at your best throughout the application and selection stages; just contact us by email for an informal chat. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

Values and Safeguarding

Values and Behaviours We are a values-based organisation and seek to recruit individuals who can demonstrate our values. Please ensure your supporting statement reflects our values. Our values are: Integrity, Partnership, Advocacy, Resilience, Compassion, Aspiration.

Safeguarding and Further Information The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.