Complex Needs Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, London, SE19 2JHThis job expired on 10 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September
Closing date
10 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 15 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - to February 2026
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,931-£33,417
Actual salary
- £11,074.95-£11,238.39
Pay scale
- Grade 5 (Outer London)
Additional allowances
+ Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a Complex Needs HLTA to work within our high performing Academy.
This is an ideal position for a highly experienced and specialist SEN practitioner. You must have substantial experience of planning, resourcing and delivering bespoke SEMH interventions beyond "off the shelf" interventions as well as working in an advisory capacity with teaching staff.
This role is offered on a fixed-term contract from September 2025 to February 26, working two days per week (15 hours).
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- A secure and up-to-date knowledge of SEND, in particular ADHD and autism
- Knowledge of the range of support and advice available to parents and students who have SEND, particularly for students with ADHD and autism
- On-going training in relation to safeguarding and the additional vulnerabilities for students with SEND
- Substantial experience planning, resourcing, delivering and reviewing bespoke SEMH interventions, in particular for students with ADHD and autism
- Experience of creating successful strategies that engage students with SEMH, autism and ADHD
- Experience of with and advising teachers to support students with SEMH, autism and ADHD
- Experience of working with parents, agencies and professionals who support students with SEND and in particular SEMH, autism and ADHD
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students. The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect. We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, ‘All Can Achieve' encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.
We are the ‘Teaching School Hub' for Croydon and Sutton and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first class professional development. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation and this enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS,a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.
Flexible working opportunities
Harris Federation is committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual’s circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.
Our approach to flexibility includes a range of solutions, from tailored working hours to part-time arrangements, where appropriate, ensuring that we maintain our high standards of education while supporting the wellbeing of our staff. Whether you are a classroom teacher, support staffor part of our senior leadership team, we work together to find solutions that align with both the operational needs of the academy and your professional development.
Harris Federation and our academies are dedicated to creating an inclusive and collaborative environment, where every member of staff can thrive and feel valued in their role.
Further information about the job
In this role, you will work with students, staff and other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for our students who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, with a particular focus on students with complex needs in relation to ADHD and Autism. The focus is on delivering bespoke interventions with some follow up support working with teaching staff and the leadership team.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
About Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1162 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace website
- Email address
- info@harriscrystalpalace.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0208 771 2261
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a pioneering academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, and celebrated its 25th anniversary last academic year. The founding academy of the Harris Federation, it has three consecutive outstanding judgments by Ofsted, most recently finding the academy to be outstanding in every aspect in 2014. It is one of the most oversubscribed comprehensive schools in the country and in the top 5% for performance. Come and see us in action: visits to Harris City Academy Crystal Palace are strongly encouraged and very welcome. Please call 0208 771 2261 or info@harriscrystalpalace.org.uk to arrange a time to come in or an informal conversation with the Principal.
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