Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - EBSA

Lealands High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3AL

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  May 2025

• Closing date

  31 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,914.00 - £30,488.00 Annually (Actual) L6

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - EBSA job summary

Role: HLTA

Contract: Fixed Term (1 Year) with the Potential for Extension

Salary: L6

Shift Pattern: Term time only plus 5 days (Part-Time: 9am-4pm Mondays, 9am-2:30pm Tuesday to Friday)

Start Date: May 2025

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Lealands High School, in partnership with Luton Borough Council, is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new project: an EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance) Unit which will be called The Compass Centre. This ground-breaking initiative is designed to provide tailored support for students unable to attend school due to medical, emotional, or mental health challenges.

About Lealands High School

Lealands High School is proud to foster a supportive, fun and friendly environment for both students and staff, where we can recognise potential and help individuals thrive. Located in Luton, within close proximity to the M1 – our school is committed to providing the highest quality of education and promoting a passion for learning.

A unique role in our EBSA unit

Are you passionate about supporting young people with additional needs and mental health challenges? Do you have the vision, adaptability, and skills to make a lasting impact on the lives of students unable to access mainstream education? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a hybrid HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)andELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant)within ourEmotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) unit.

This unique role combines academic and emotional support, focusing on helping students thrive both in their education and personal wellbeing. We are looking for a driven individual who is HLTA-qualified with the willingness to complete ELSA training, with experience working with students with additional needs and/or mental health concerns.

How to apply

All applications must be made through MyNewTerm, CV’s will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.

Visits from prospective applicants are welcome and can be arranged by contacting Mr Kamran Kazmi (HR Coordinator) on 01582 611600 or email recruitment@lealands.luton.sch.uk.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.

Closing date for applications: Monday 31st March 2025

Interviews will be held: TBC

Connect with us

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lealands-high-school/mycompany/

Website: https://www.lealands.luton.sch.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lealandshighschool/?locale=en_GB

X (Formerly Twitter): @LealandsHigh

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 Lealands High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1014 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lealands High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lealands-high-school

Lealands High School is a comprehensive Foundation school located on the northern edge of Luton, in Sundon Park. We provide high quality education for students aged from 11 to 16 years old.

We are driven by our core values of respect, responsibility and excellence. We believe in working to help every single student become a responsible and respectful citizen with the skills and knowledge needed to lead successful and fulfilled lives beyond school. Our mission is to support each individual to ‘climb the mountain to success’ and our curriculum and support structures help us to achieve this.

Lealands was fully refurbished in 2013 and we continue to benefit from a modern and well equipped building with fantastic specialist facilities. The School retains a special focus on sport and PE and we benefit from superb resources including an indoor heated swimming pool and flood lit astroturf.

Our school serves a catchment area, but also takes students from across Luton and surrounding Bedfordshire villages and towns. We are a diverse school which is proud to welcome students and staff from many cultural and religious backgrounds.

Lealands is a welcoming, safe and caring school environment. Student progress is supported by the hard work and commitment of well qualified staff who set high expectations to enable every child to succeed. A wide range of support is available for those who need additional help to succeed. We believe in the continual improvement of each individual within our school community and are strongly focused on reward and celebration.

Ofsted judges the school to be ‘good’ with strengths in a number of areas recognising that, “Pupils clearly enjoy school” and “They feel valued and well supported” (Ofsted, March 2017).

As a school, we strongly believe in partnerships working together in the best interests of all our students. Parents/ carers, students, staff, governors, community groups and friends all work together to ensure that the young people in our school enjoy their learning journey and achieve some exceptional outcomes. As part of the Luton Futures and Lea Springs Partnerships we are able to enjoy the benefits of working closely with other schools locally.

For more information about Lealands, please visit the school website www.lealands.luton.sch.uk which gives a good insight into our school and why we are so proud to be members of Lealands High School.

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