Higher Level Teaching Assistant HLTA
Joseph Norton Academy, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 9JU15 days remaining to apply
Closing date
5 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,532.00 Annually (Actual) 32.5 hrs a week, term time plus 5 training days
Higher Level Teaching Assistant HLTA job summary
Higher Level Teaching Assistant HLTA
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire £25,532 annual (ACTUAL SALARY) FTE £33,366 32.5 hours p/w term time ONLY plus 5 inset days
Joseph Norton Academy in Huddersfield is a special academy educating children and young people with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties across Kirklees. The school prides itself on its use of nurture, social pedagogy and its focus on preparation for adulthood. An exciting time to join us as we have a New School currently being built therefore this role is very much a development role offering great career prospects.
https://www.josephnorton.co.uk/ Our school is proud to offer a supportive team; high quality personalised training and an opportunity to work with utterly fabulous children and young people as outlined in our values VALUES - We value respect, perseverance, cooperation and responsibility. These values are reflected in our Ways of Working.
As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant HLTA you will be supporting outstanding progress in learning. You will make connections, develop relationships and lead our pupils on the path to a bright future. This will include working under the guidance of a teacher/ phase lead to support the academic and personal development of children throughout the school day. This includes:
Supporting and leading a class
Ability to form relationships and communicate effectively
Manage student behaviour in the classroom and handle disruptive behaviour, always promoting a positive learning environment
Completing pupil records with regular feedback to senior colleagues
Flexible to cover other classes and act up where necessary
Using your experience to lead enrichment groups
Be involved and active with all activities we as a school may promote
Direct junior staff
THE CANDIDATE
Experience in a school or similar setting
Experience working with children/ young people with SEN / SEMH needs
Educated with GCSE Maths and English
Level 3 qualification with desire to complete Level 4 (or relevant experience)
HLTA qualification OR willing to achieve within 2 years through our CPD programme
Car driver with access to own vehicle
As well as our values as outlined above we are seeking resilience from our HLTA
SALARY/ HOURS Starting salary for HLTA is £25,532 actual annual salary (£33,366 FTE) working 32.5 hours per week Mon-Fri term time only + 5 inset days + amazing benefits working for our Wellspring trust https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/careers/why-join-us/
NEXT STEPS
For more information please refer to the job description attached. If you are interested in this excellent opportunity simply clinic APPLY NOW alternatively if you have additional questions then please reach out to Caroline the Recruitment Manager: recruitment@sppartnership.co.uk
If you are unsure if you meet all the criteria but have an interest in this opportunity then please do submit your application
We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
If this post isn't for you, check out our other vacancies. You can find these here.
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.
CVs are not accepted.
About Joseph Norton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 16
- School size
- 60 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Joseph Norton Academy website (opens in new tab)
Special - SEMH
School location
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