Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Hlta

Education Partnership; Burnley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare cash back

Counselling & wellbeing

Cycle to work

Pension schemes

Free parking

Emerging Leaders training

Intranet resources

Job summary

Coal Clough Academy in Burnley is seeking a hardworking Higher Level Teaching Assistant for a full-time permanent role. You will support the class teacher, deliver learning activities to individuals or groups, and strive to secure high levels of pupil progress.

You will help develop reading and literacy skills, monitor pupil progress, and support pupils with SEND. Building positive relationships with parents and carers is essential, along with contributing to pupil reports and reviews.

Qualifications

• Plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals or small groups in line with the current curriculum.
• Understand core subject at KS3/KS4 levels (functional skills and GCSE).
• Monitor pupils and report on attainment, progress and development to leaders, SENCo and parents.
• Document progress relating to attainment, targets and attendance through Personalised Intervention Plans (PIPs).
• Support development of reading and literacy skills.
• Have a good understanding of SEND needs and strategies to support learning.
• Use behaviour management strategies in line with school policy.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of the class teacher to implement planning and assessment for pupils or small groups.
• Support pupils to overcome barriers to learning and promote inclusion, development of communication, independence and social skills.
• Provide supervision and learning opportunities across non-lesson activities, including visits and offsite activities.
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers and contribute to pupil reports and reviews of progress.

Skills

Lesson planning

KS3/KS4 knowledge

Assessment & progress tracking

Reading & literacy support

SEND awareness

Behaviour management

Parent communication

Job description

The Job:

Coal Clough Academy wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed Higher level Teaching Assistant on a full time permanent contract. If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you.

What does this job do?

1. To work under the direction of the class teacher, or the TA leading the class in the short-term absence of the class teacher, to implement planning and assessment and work with individual pupils or small groups in order to secure high levels of accelerated pupil progress.
2. To support pupils to overcome barriers to learning, promoting the inclusion of all pupils by developing their communication skills, supporting them to manage their behaviour, developing independence and social skills and to take responsibility for monitoring/reporting on the impact of class-based interventions.
3. To provide supervision, guidance and learning opportunities across non-lesson-based activities, including visits, offsite provision and outdoor education activities as required.

What are the job requirements?

1. Plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals or small groups of students in line with the current whole school curriculum.
2. Have a good understanding core subject at KS3 and KS4 levels (functional skills and GCSE).
3. Monitor pupils and assess, record and report on pupils' achievement, progress and development to Middle Leaders, the SENCo and parents/carers.
4. Accurately document progress relating to attainment, targets and attendance through completion of Personalised Intervention Plans (PIPs) and in line with school procedures.
5. Support the development of pupils’ reading and literacy skills.
6. Have a good understanding of SEND needs and strategies to support pupil’s learning.
7. Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies.
8. Always support social communication skills.
9. Support the development of pupils’ independent learning and independence skills
10. Contribute to pupil reports and participate in reviews of pupil progress.
11. Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers.
12. Use behaviour management strategies effectively and in line with the school’s policy and procedures.

About Coal Clough Academy:

Coal Clough Academy is an 11 - 16 Alternative Provision for young people, many of whom have found it difficult to be successful in a mainstream school.

We are making exciting and positive changes to our school and are very proud of the provision we offer. At Key Stage 3, the focus is on supporting young people to return to a mainstream school. At Key Stage 4, we focus on providing the opportunity for students to gain 5 GCSEs to ensure a successful transition to college, training or employment.

Pupils are taught in small groups, where they study the core curriculum and can receive the extra support they require. Students are then able to make good progress as staff can ensure that learning is tailored to individual student needs. In addition to the core curriculum, we provide rich and varied curriculum opportunities ranging from vocational courses, academic programmes and programmes that support pupils' personal and social development. You can view our full curriculum at other parts of this website.

Many of the young people who attend Coal Clough Academy arrive here at a difficult period in their lives. We aim to ensure that we give them the necessary support to improve their confidence, self-esteem and enable them to become successful learners in school and prepared for their future working lives.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

1. Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
2. Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
3. Cycle to Work scheme.
4. Access to government pension schemes.
5. Free parking.
6. Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
7. Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.

Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.