Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Sandwich Infant; Rochester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school seeks a qualified or aspiring Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join their team in a groundbreaking environment aimed at transforming lives. You will support children within the criminal justice system by delivering a personalized curriculum and aiding in their educational journey. This role emphasizes relational connections and restorative practices, aiming to prepare students for successful transitions in life.

Qualifications

• Qualified or aspiring HLTA driven by a commitment to transforming lives.
• Interest in developing skills and knowledge to support children.
• Ability to work integratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of a bespoke, skills-based curriculum.
• Work with individual and small groups of children facilitating personalized education.
• Contribute to assessments and formulation meetings for child progress.

Skills

Support for learning

Restorative practice

Team collaboration

Education

HLTA qualification or aspiration

Job description

• Are you a qualified or aspiring Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) driven by a purpose to transform the lives of the most vulnerable children?
• Do you have a keen interest in developing your knowledge, skills and practice to support with learning across the school?
• Do you see relationships as fundamental to your work with children, families, and the wider community?
• Do you want to be a part of an innovative and courageous team developing the UK’s first secure school?

We are offering an exciting opportunity for qualified or aspiring HLTAs to join the team in contributing to and supporting teachers and Head of Departments with delivering an outstanding curriculum and high-quality learning opportunities at the UK’s first secure school. Oasis Restore represents a revolution in youth justice: an opportunity for children within the criminal justice system to experience a truly restorative environment, that creates the potential for them to thrive in the future. You will be key to delivering a curriculum that provides nurturing, therapeutic and educational community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children in our care. Come and develop your career within an organisation dedicated to transforming lives.

The role and what we are looking for

Your role as a HLTA will be integral to supporting the progress of all children at Oasis Restore, to help them to achieve their individual educational outcomes. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of a bespoke, skills-based curriculum; and working with individual children and small groups within the classroom to facilitate a personalised and aspirational education for all. You will work as part of an education team within departments and contribute to the regular assessment of the children you are working with as well as forming part of a core team around the child and feeding into formulation meetings to report on progress and next steps.

You will be responsible for working with teachers to deliver lessons that develop curious and dedicated learners and meet their individual needs and interests. You will have the opportunity to feed into and continuously contribute to a creative curriculum underpinned by progressive pedagogies, in line with the national curriculum, setting a true gold standard for learning. You will be an integral part of a passionate, committed, and ground-breaking multidisciplinary team, working integratively towards improving the outcomes for children so often overlooked.

Together, we will devise strategies to empower children to take ownership of their own learning journeys, so preparing them for successful transitions into the next phase of their journey. As a champion of restorative practice, you will place relational connection at the heart of everything you do. Your work will be the driving force that enables children to transition out of Oasis Restore with the support in place for them to succeed in the next step of their journeys.