Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Teaching Vacancies; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Multi Academy Trust in St. Austell, Cornwall, seeks an outstanding Higher Level Teaching Assistant to lead initiatives like the Reading Recovery programme. The role involves delivering targeted interventions for pupils with a range of needs while promoting emotional well-being and independence. Strong teamwork, patience, and a commitment to safeguarding are essential. Candidates will join a supportive environment focusing on making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people with various challenges.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Experience in working with young people with additional needs.
• Ability to deliver Reading fluency and language interventions.
• Experience in teaching or support roles.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for teaching the Academy Reading Recovery programme.
• Deliver targeted interventions as required.
• Support pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs.

Skills

Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Patience

Resilience

Passion for working with young people

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint an outstanding and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant who embodies our Trust values; candidates who have diverse experience, as well as a passion for working with young people with additional needs.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for teaching of the Academy Reading Recovery programme and other targeted interventions as required. Deliver Reading fluency and language interventions following Trust set programmes.

Our ideal candidate will have excellent teamwork and communication skills, boundless patience and resilience and the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference with pupils who have a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.

For a full list of duties, please see the job description.

What the school offers its staff

The Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing
• Pension
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Parking

Further details about the role

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's child and adolescent mental health unit 'Sowenna') and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

We Aim To

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
• We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
• Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.