Hlta

The Wave; Four Lanes; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wave invites an outstanding Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our trust education provision for pupils aged 4-19 in the Devon and Cornwall region. The successful candidate will help deliver a balanced curriculum and support pupils with additional needs.

You will work closely with families, schools and external agencies to ensure access to the National Curriculum, personalised programmes, and transitions to employment, training or further education.

Qualifications

• Outstanding and committed HLTA embodying trust values.
• Diverse experience and passion for working with pupils with additional needs.
• Excellent teamwork and communication; patience and resilience.
• Experience with vulnerable pupils aged 4–19 in Devon and Cornwall.

Responsibilities

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum promoting development.
• Support access to the National Curriculum and external accreditation.
• Foster emotional well-being, self-esteem and positive attitudes toward learning.
• Establish positive relationships with families, schools and agencies.
• Help pupils with additional needs access appropriate education settings and transitions.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Patience

Resilience

Education

HLTA qualification

Job description

• 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.
  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.
• 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.
  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.