Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Severndale Specialist Academy, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 5SH10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 35 hours per week, term time plus INSET Days = 38 + 1 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 6, SCP 18 - SCP 22 – April 2025 pay award pending.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for two motivated and ambitious HLTAs to join the Severndale Team. You will be joining an exceptional group of highly skilled Teachers, HLTAs, Teaching Assistants and support staff who work collaboratively to provide a highly personalised curriculum. We particularly encourage individuals with experience in SEND provision in Special or Mainstream schools who have a passion for meeting the holistic needs of our complex learners.
The main purpose of this post is to co-ordinate, devise daily/weekly plans from medium term planning, risk assess appropriately and deliver lessons to pupils with a range of SEND, tailoring sessions to their IEPs, physical needs and positive behaviour support plans. You would be supervised and supported in this by an allocated Senior Leader. You would bring significant school experience as a TA or HLTA with skills and knowledge in supporting children with SEND, and will also be well organised and a great communicator, able to compromise and reach mutually acceptable outcomes with staff and pupils.
Role requirements:
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent or the willingness and capacity to undertake this study
- GCSEs grades 9 - 5 (A* to C) in English and Maths or equivalent
Are you the candidate we are looking for?
- SEND experience
- Creative, organised and professional
- Enthusiasm to make a difference
- Can do attitude
- Inspiring and ambitious
- Work well as part of a team
What the school offers its staff
- Permanent contract
- Scale 6 is SCP 18 (£24,754) - SCP 22 (£26,457) - April 2025 pay award pending
- Access to the Schools Advisory Service
- Bike to work scheme
- Continuing Professional Development
- LA Pension Scheme
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Severndale Specialist Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 414 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Severndale Specialist Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk
Severndale Specialist Academy:
Severndale Specialist Academy is a multi-site special school incorporating our Monkmoor campus, provision within a local mainstream secondary school and a purpose built 16-25 year old provision at our local college. We work with young people with special educational needs from within Shropshire and beyond. Our children and young people can access Severndale Specialist Academy from nursery age through to 25 and have a range of learning, physical and mobility difficulties and some students require personal care. Supporting communication and enabling independence is a key focus of our work .
Severndale is a truly unique special school and is one of the largest special schools in the country. We are proud to be able to meet the needs of over 430 young people across all abilities of the SEND spectrum and across three different sites. Severndale is also proud to be part of The Learning Community Trust, a truly inclusive multi academy trust based in Telford.
Arranging a visit to Severndale Specialist Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk.
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