Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - SEMH

St Thomas More Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ

15 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 December 2024

Job details

Job role: HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week termtime + INSET Monday-Thursday 8:30am – 4:30pm, Friday 8.30am - 4pm
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: FTE Salary £30,060, Actual Salary £26,293

What skills and experience we're looking for

Role Overview

Working under the direction of the SENDCo, and you will be required to:

o Take a lead role in coordinating and supporting students with SEMH within the SEND team. This role may be subject to change and will be agreed in conjunction with the SENDCo and Headteacher.

o Ensure students with EHCPs make progress by performing the role of a key worker for targeted individuals, monitoring and evaluating progress over time, and working with the SENDCo to plan provision.

o Contribute to the development of other support staff through the appraisal process and to actively lead and develop members of the SEND team, on a daily basis, to ensure that high standards of support for children are consistently maintained.

o Complement and support class teachers in the teaching of 1:1 or small groups of children, as well as supporting in the classroom, whilst progressing children in their learning.

o Effectively liaise with SEND colleagues, Heads of Key Stage, teachers and external professionals as required.

o Lead on a specific area of SEND (SEMH) by setting student targets, planning and delivering high quality intervention.

o Support colleagues within the learning support team to deliver intervention and provide support to students, ensuring high quality and consistency.

o Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to SEND support by adopting relevant strategies to ensure targeted students make progress.

o Work with small groups of children or supporting whole classes, under the direction of the SENDCo.

o Lead other support staff in ensuring high quality support for children with SEND, as well as other groups of children being supported in the classroom.

o Report to the class teacher and SENDCo, creating a ‘joined up’ approach to the support of pupils with a variety of needs including learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties and medical needs

o Lead and support lessons to improve the achievement and behaviour of identified students, who, despite a number of interventions, are at risk of permanent exclusion.

o Coordinate individual timetables for students, including delivery of social and emotional interventions.

o Demonstrate strong understanding of the challenges faced by students with SEMH needs

o Model the ability to build rapport with secondary age students and adapt to their individual learning requirements.

o Demonstrate the ability to be a collaborative team player who can also work independently.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the SENDCo, adjusting activities according to pupils’ responses as appropriate.
Understand specific learning needs and styles and provide differentiated support to pupils individually and within a group
Establish positive relationships with pupils, implementing strategies to support them in their learning and following up and assessing the impact of this support.
With teachers, evaluate pupils’ progress through a range of assessment activities relating to attainment and progress.
To contribute to assessments of children, as directed by the class teacher/SENDCo, and provide reports, evaluations and other information to assist in the provision of appropriate support for specific children.
To take an active role in assessing and analysing progress data as well as participating in pupil progress meetings and contributing to learning plans APDR cycles.
To attend relevant meetings as well as INSET, agreed with SENDCo in advance.
Support the role of parents in pupils’ learning and contribute to meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback on student progress, achievement and behaviour, maintaining sensitivity and confidentiality at all times.
To support and guide other TAs’ work in the classroom and lead training for other teaching assistants. To act as ‘mentor’ to new or less experienced TAs.
Model good practice at all times whilst maintaining high levels of professional conduct.
Support and promote the use of ICT in the classroom and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
Plan and deliver a personalised curriculum geared towards engaging the children and affording them a higher level of support to meet their needs, including leading the delivery of the Princes Trust.
Deliver interventions with students to support them in managing and improving their behaviour; overcoming barriers to learning, engaging with education and/or improving their self-esteem.
Provide analysis of key data relating to the individual progress of students, and whole AIM cohort.
Develop procedures and processes to enhance the delivery of the provision to meet the needs of the academy in liaison with the SENCO.

Support to School(this list is not exhaustive and should reflect the ethos of the school)

Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.
Assist with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
Ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Liaise effectively with teachers/parents/guardians, education welfare officers, health and care professionals and other professional staff as part of the routine consultative process.
Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
Attend relevant meetings as required
Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

What the school offers its staff

Access to CareFirst 24/7 our EAP confidential support
Cycle to work scheme
Sick pay
Wellbeing forum
Termly staff breakfasts
Weekly rewards to the employee of the week
Continued Professional Development reviewed annually

Commitment to safeguarding

Positions are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.