Alternative Provision HLTA
Landau Forte College, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2LF8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
27 August 2024
Closing date
7 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- competitive
Alternative Provision HLTA job summary
Our opportunity for you
We have a vacancy for an experienced HLTA to support the students who work in our internal alternative provision Thrive area. Reporting to our Internal Alternative Provision Lead/ Vice Principal, we are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced HLTA to join our high performing and dedicated team. Our Thrive area supports student in all years who are struggling to access mainstream learning for a multitude of reasons. Hence, you will already have experience and enjoy both the challenge and reward of working with young people with barriers to learning. This role is about supporting the teacher to maximise the potential of disaffect and vulnerable young people. You will support students to ensure they can still access their curriculum learning and help in the preparation of students for GCSE examinations. At times, you will have sole responsibility for groups of learners, supervising their engagement and completion of work. You will be joining a great team with a proven track record of delivering excellent results.
Do you want to work with inquisitive students and collaborative staff? Do you value being at the heart of a vibrant city? Does this sound like your perfect job?
Then Landau Forte College Derby is the place for you.
We warmly welcome and encourage potential applicants to visit LFCD. Should you wish to discuss the role further or visit LFCD please contact Laura Percival (Assistant Principal) by email lpercival@landau-forte.org.uk who will be happy to assist.
Key information
Contract: Permanent contract, Full-time 40.75 hours per week
Working hours: Monday – Thursday 8.15am – 4.30pm and Friday 8.15am – 3.30pm
Start date: 27 August 2024
Salary: Competitive, plus daily meal allowance
Closing Date: 7 July 2024
What we can offer you
A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment
The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health
Person specification
The person we are looking for should have:
Qualifications and experience
Essential:
Experience of working with young people with barriers to learning
Experience of working with young people at risk of exclusion
Experience of working in a school environment
Good numeracy, literacy and communication skills
Level 2 (GCSE) minimum qualification in English, Mathematics + 3 other qualifications at grade C or higher
Desirable:
Experience working in an alternative provision space
Familiarity with GCSE examination specifications
Good knowledge of ICT to support learning
Knowledge and understanding
Essential:
High standard of literacy and numeracy
Be able to understand and interpret reports/ data
Be skilled at emotional regulation and meeting young people’s emotional needs
Ability to communicate information clearly and coherently; ability to listen effectively
Understand and support the importance of physical and emotional wellbeing
Communicate and build positive relationships/ rapport with young people, their families and carers and other professionals who support the young people
Understand and implement the college’s behaviour management & anti-bullying policy
Ability to understand and support children with developmental difficulty or disability
Ability to work effectively and positively with a range of staff/ other professionals
Respect confidentiality. Know when, how and with whom to share information
Up to date knowledge and understanding of the importance of safeguarding and safeguarding vulnerabilities relating to young people with additional needs
Participate in annual performance appraisal constructively and positively
Desirable:
Understand therapeutic approaches to learning and intervention
Good understanding of the national curriculum and expectations of Entry Level/ GCSE English, Maths, Science
Skills
Essential:
Good organisational skills
Strong communication skills
Ability to remain calm under pressure
Ability to manage own time effectively
Demonstrate a positive, solution focused approach to resolve routine problems independently
Awareness of and commitment to equality
Basic understanding of Health & Safety
Understand and implement child protection and safeguarding procedures
Understand procedures relating to confidentiality and implement them
Be prepared to develop and learn in the role
Job description
Duties of role will include:
- To manage the internal alternative provision area effectively so as to ensure an effective learning environment for targeted students.
- To establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- To assist in assessing, developing and delivering learning in line with the varying personal and social needs of the students who may access the internal alternative provision area.
- To liaise with curriculum leaders/ staff to ensure students who are accessing the internal alternative provision centre can continue with their learning and access high quality teaching.
- To support the induction of students into the internal alternative provision centre, so to encourage learning, good behaviour and success.
- To liaise with parents/ carer, arranging interviews/reviews as appropriate and providing regular feedback to parents/carers on targeted students.
- To liaise with relevant external agencies for key students, including external alternative provision packages
- To support the tracking and monitoring progress and academic achievement during the students’ time in the internal alternative provision centre.
- To support students’ reintegration back into mainstream lessons, at the appropriate time, and maintain contact and support with individual students.
- To support with exam access arrangements.
- To have a positive and significant impact on targeted students.
- To promote self-esteem and independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
- To liaise closely with the school’s Pastoral and Inclusion Teams regarding all students who may be accessing the provision, including supporting and contribution to multi –agency working for specific students.
- To participate in the school’s quality assurance process.
- To set high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and maintain a good standard of discipline through well focused teaching, fostering positive relationships and implementing the school’s Behaviour Policy.
- All staff have a responsibility to ensure that the College’s Safeguarding Policy is adhered to and concerns are raised in accordance with the policy.
- All staff have a responsibility to ensure that the College’s Health and Safety Policy is adhered to and concerns are raised in accordance with the policy.
Any other appropriate duties and responsibilities relevant to the post as directed by the Chief Executive Officer, Principal, Vice Principals, or Assistant Principals.
About the Trust
Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.
We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.
Landau Forte College Derby
The local area
Derby is a vibrant and exciting city, located right in the heart of the UK. The city has a developed arts and culture scene and the area has a great Geography. The College is located just a few minutes’ walk away from Derby city centre.
Derby provides great range of sports and leisure facilities and is the gateway to the Peak District. Within a 10 minutes’ drive of the city you will find yourself in the beautiful open Derbyshire countryside with unspoilt villages, historic houses and adventurous attractions.
Derby is 10 minutes away from M1 junction 25
London is 90 minutes away by train
East Midlands Airport is 20 minutes away
For your information
If this sounds like the ideal job opportunity for you, please download and read our Information for Applicants document before applying:
Apply for this job
1. Read the Guidance & Criteria document
http://lfa.ac/LFCTJobsInfo
2. Complete the application form online
Visit: www.lfct.org.uk/careers
3. Or send your application
You can email your completed application, along with a covering letter to recruitment@lfct.org.uk or you can post it to:
HR Officer
Landau Forte Charitable Trust
Ashby Road
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 8AH
All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.
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.
Applying for the job
Using the application form
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
About Landau Forte College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Landau Forte College website (opens in new tab)
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