Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Duke of Lancaster School, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9DQ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £7,795.00 - £8,695.00 Annually (Actual) SP9-13 £7795 - £8695

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

POST: Higher Level Teaching Assistant

START DATE: ASAP

SALARY: SP9 -SP13 £25,979 to £28,770 FTE

ACTUAL : £7,795 - £8,695

LOCATION: Duke of Lancaster School, Fakenham, Norfolk

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent 14 hours per week / 39 weeks per year

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS: 2 DAYS PER WEEK (PREFERABLY ONE DAY A FRIDAY) 08:30 to 16:00, Includes 30 minute unpaid break each day

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join Duke of Lancaster.

To help provide a safe and secure educational and caring environment in which children with moderate learning difficulties will receive specialist teaching to develop the self-respect, self confidence, self-control, self-advocacy and self-dependence necessary for participation as members of their community. To support teaching which will promote each student’s intellectual, physical, social, emotional, moral and spiritual development so that each can develop the knowledge, skills and understanding to re-integrate within the mainstream school community and aspire to adulthood.

The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ALL Through (SENDAT) is part of Eastern Education Group Trust whose provisions support a range of needs including Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health and Behavioural (SEMH) needs. Our core aim is to provide for the continuum of special needs across the Eastern region. All SENDAT schools and alternate provisions have Trauma Informed practices embedded across the curriculum and SENDAT staff colleagues are given training and support to develop and use these skills in their day-to-day working.

As part of the SENDAT, we offer:

- Staff wellbeing day – can be taken at any point throughout the year

- Access to a wide range of in person and online CPD

- Cycle to work scheme

- Health and welfare assistance package with Simply Health, provides financial support with some things like eye tests, and therapies

- Opportunities to participate in Outdoor Learning activities including Duke of Edinburgh and Scouting schemes

- Annual subsidised staff residential activity weekend in Wales

As part of the SENDAT, we offer:

- Staff wellbeing day – can be taken at any point throughout the year

- Access to a wide range of in person and online CPD

- Cycle to work scheme

- Health and welfare assistance package with Simply Health, provides financial support with some things like eye tests, and therapies

- Opportunities to participate in Outdoor Learning activities including Duke of Edinburgh and Scouting schemes

- Annual subsidised staff residential activity weekend in Wales

If you would like an informal chat before submitting your application, you are welcome to contact Head of School Elizabeth Barneveld

Email: elizabeth.barneveld@dukeoflancaster@sendat.academy

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks required for all posts.

SENDAT – welcoming diversity

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Duke of Lancaster School

• School type: Free School, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Duke of Lancaster School website (opens in new tab)
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