Specialist Teaching Assistant

Outwood; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities

Flexible family policies

25 days annual leave

Free on-site parking

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Outwood Brumby is seeking a Specialist Teaching Assistant to provide high-level support for GCSE attainment. You will manage a student caseload, apply specialist knowledge on adaptations, and contribute to EHCP reviews.

The role requires HLTA standards or equivalent, strong data use for progress, and excellent organisational skills. You will support inclusion through Exam Access Arrangements and welfare documentation.

Qualifications

• HLTA standards or equivalent qualification required.
• Knowledge of needs of students with learning difficulties and SEND Code of Practice.
• Ability to write comprehensive reports, risk assessments and Health Care Plans.
• Experience using data to measure progress and attainment.
• Strong organisational skills is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a student caseload with specialist advice on adaptations and resources.
• Meticulously track EHCP life skill targets and academic outcomes.
• Lead Person Centred Reviews/EHCP Reviews and deliver targeted interventions.
• Complete welfare documents such as risk assessments and Individual Health Care Plans.
• Coordinate Exam Access Arrangements and GCSE-related testing.
• Support inclusion rooms like the Bridge and PLC.

Skills

HLTA standards

Report writing

Risk assessments

Individual Health Care Plans

Data-driven progress tracking

Organisational skills

Education

HLTA standard or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Description

Role: Specialist Teaching Assistant

Academy: Outwood Academy Brumby

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary (Actual Salary): £27,724 - £29,916 (Grade 9)

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week. Term time plus 5 days.

Are you a highly qualified and experienced professional ready to deliver targeted, high-level support that drives academic attainment, particularly at GCSE level? Join us as a Specialist Teaching Assistant, utilizing your expertise in subjects like Maths, English, or dyslexia to mentor students. This senior role involves managing complex student caseloads, providing specialist knowledge on adaptations, leading statutory reviews, and ensuring bespoke intervention programmes deliver measurable academic progress.

Responsibilities

You will manage a student caseload, providing crucial specialist advice on adaptations and resources needed to support their educational attainment. A key aspect is the responsibility for meticulously tracking and monitoring EHCP life skill targets and academic outcomes. You will lead Person Centred Reviews/EHCP Reviews, deliver intensive intervention programmes to groups, and complete essential welfare documents like risk assessments and individual health care plans.

Furthermore, you will play a central role in leading the administration and provision of Exam Access Arrangements and testing, ensuring compliance, and supporting inclusion rooms like the Bridge and PLC.

Qualifications

It is essential that candidates meet the Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) standards or possess equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience. Candidates must be knowledgeable of the needs of students with learning difficulties and disabilities and the SEND Code of Practice.

Required skills include the ability to write comprehensive reports, risk assessments, and Individual Health Care Plans, coupled with proven experience using data to measure and monitor progress and attainment. Efficient and effective organisational skills are mandatory.

About Us

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).

What will we do for you?

• Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
• Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
• Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Marion Chambers, HR Assistant at [e-mail].

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.