Higher Level Teaching Assistant - West Moors Middle School

Dorset Council; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

West Moors Middle School in Dorset is seeking a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our supportive team. The role is 32.5 hours per week and focuses on providing targeted support to pupils, including one-to-one work and phonics/early reading when needed.

You will work to build confidence, promote an inclusive ethos, and participate in training and school activities. DBS check and safeguarding commitment required.

Qualifications

• a passion for seeing pupils learn and the determination to aim for positive outcomes.
• an intuitive understanding how to provide pastoral support
• a willingness to further develop their own professional skills
• a commitment to pupil learning in and outside of the classroom
• experience of teaching phonics/ early reading is desirable

Responsibilities

• Establish productive relationships with pupils, responding to the needs of each individual child, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
• To have challenging expectations that encourages the child being supported on a one to one basis to develop the act independently and build self-esteem
• Provide feedback in relation to progress and achievement
• Encourage children to play and interact with one another
• Support children consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
• assist with the management of pupils outside the classroom e.g. lunch times and outside the school e.g. school trips as directed by the class teacher and member of the school’s management, and attend meetings as required

Skills

Pupil support

Pastoral care

Professional development

Commitment to learning

Phonics experience (desirable)

Job description

About the role

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

32.5 hours per week

Do you love supporting children to learn? We have an amazing opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our school. West Moors Middle School is a fantastic environment to work in, set in extensive grounds, with friendly and helpful colleagues. In this role, you will have the opportunity to gain experience of the breadth of engagement in young people’s lives and receive comprehensive training and support.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Establish productive relationships with pupils, responding to the needs of each individual child, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
• To have challenging expectations that encourages the child being supported on a one to one basis to develop the act independently and build self-esteem
• Provide feedback in relation to progress and achievement
• Encourage children to play and interact with one another
• Support children consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• a passion for seeing pupils learn and the determination to aim for positive outcomes
• an intuitive understanding how to provide pastoral support
• a willingness to further develop their own professional skills
• a commitment to pupil learning in and outside of the classroom
• experience of teaching phonics/ early reading is desirable

You will be expected to work in such as to promote the ethos and vision of the school, participate in training and development, and activities that contribute to the management of performance. You will also be asked to assist with the management of pupils outside the classroom e.g. lunch times and outside the school e.g. school trips as directed by the class teacher and member of the school’s management, and attend meetings as required.

Further Information

West Moors Middle Schoolvalues the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We arecommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post isexempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

West Moors Middle Schoolwill conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.