Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Astley Community High School, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, NE25 0BP

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,711.00 - £30,060.00 Annually (FTE) Band 5, SCP 12 to 17 £27,711 to £30,060 (£18,989 to £20,598 actual)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Astley Community High School

Elsdon Avenue

Seaton Delaval

Tyne and Wear

NE25 0BP

0191 237 1505

Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Band 5, SCP 12 to 17 £27,711 to £30,060 (£18,989 to £20,598 actual)

Permanent, Part Time

30 hours per week, term time plus 1 day

Small enough to care, big enough to make a positive impact

Are you passionate about inclusive education and supporting students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our SEN team in our Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP). The ARP provides support for young people with an EHCP for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or related diagnoses, as well as some students with social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.

As part of this dynamic new role, you will work closely with the SENDCo and ARP Lead to provide tailored support and intervention for our students, helping them to thrive in both mainstream and ARP settings. Our students attend mainstream lessons for the majority of their timetable and use the ARP for specific interventions, making this role a crucial part of their educational journey.

Across Astley Community High School and Whytrig Middle School we have a very experienced and dedicated team of Learning Support Assistants who work closely with all staff to ensure the best outcomes for our more vulnerable and SEN children. The team is coordinated on a day-to-day basis by an experienced Assistant SENDCo and SENDCo.

We have ​excellent facilities in terms of SEN teaching and intervention rooms and an extensive range of intervention programmes to cater for the individual needs of our SEN students. The team has a regular time slot one evening per week where professional development takes place in the form of training sessions, team meetings or individual planning/work time in order to constantly improve the service we provide for the young people in our care.
We strive for the best outcomes for all our students. We are a small school with a strong sense of community, and we believe that every child should have the opportunity to succeed in all aspects of school life. With our ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and a focus on continual improvement, we are dedicated to ensuring the very best educational experience for our students.
Staff are able to fully get to know the students in both an academic and pastoral sense. Behaviour across the schools is good with the vast majority of students putting into practice our behaviour expectations of being ready, respectful and safe on a daily basis.
Visits to the school are also warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Kath Lennon, Assistant Headteacher - SEN & Disadvantaged on 0191 2371505 or email vacancies@svf.org.uk to make an appointment.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Astley Community High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 605 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Astley Community High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/astley-community-high-school

The Seaton Valley Federation of Schools comprises Astley Community High School, Whytrig Middle School and Seaton Sluice Middle School, all located in south east Northumberland. All three schools share a Governing Body and Executive Headteacher to promote excellence in education from age 9-18 across Seaton Valley. Individually rated as 'Good' by Ofsted, we share common values and a passionate belief that every student should be enabled to succeed in all aspects of school life.

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