Higher Level Teaching Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Friars Academy, a secondary school within the Better Together Learning Trust, is recruiting a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to support teaching and learning across the school.

The role helps students make progress and gain accreditation, including covering absent colleagues at short notice; reliability and flexibility matter, and the post suits someone who can work both in a team and independently.

Qualifications

• Good level of education.

Responsibilities

• Supporting high quality teaching and learning across the school
• Helping students make progress and gain skills and accreditation for later life
• Covering for absent colleagues at short notice

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Verbal communication

Written communication

SEN awareness

Teamwork

Independent work

Reliability

Flexibility

Confidence with people

Education

Good education

Job description

Friars Academy, a secondary school for students with special educational needs in the Better Together Learning Trust, is recruiting a Higher Level Teaching Assistant. The post supports teaching and learning across the school and helps students make progress and gain accreditation, including covering absent colleagues at short notice. Reliability and flexibility matter most, and the work suits someone comfortable working both in a team and alone. An enhanced DBS check is required and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Supporting high quality teaching and learning across the school
• Helping students make progress and gain skills and accreditation for later life
• Covering for absent colleagues at short notice

Qualifications

• Good level of education

Skills & knowledge

• Appropriate literacy and numeracy skills
• Good verbal and written communication
• Awareness of the needs of students with special educational needs
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Confident working with a variety of people
• Reliability and flexibility

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• ID check
• Right to work in the UK
• Satisfactory references

Other

• Positive attitude and drive