Higher Level Teaching Assistant Lead Practitioner SEMH
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AE9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - until return of postholder - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Grade 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Skills and Abilities
- Working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice (2015)
- Good understanding of numeracy/literacy skills
- Working knowledge of the HLTA standards
- Working knowledge of common ICT applications, especially Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and Teams.
- Effectively plan and prioritise regular and irregular tasks, with initiative
- Clarify and explain instructions to students
- Communicate effectively and positively with students/adults
- Motivate pupils to learn
- Assist with the organisation of the learning environment
- The attribute to problem solve
- Maintain records and data for interventions and student files
- Work effectively with adult team members
- The ability to lead successfully
- Maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work under pressure and at pace, productively
- Positive approach to tasks and able to promote a ‘can-do’ attitude
- Uphold professional integrity at all times
Experience
- Recent experience of Teaching Assistant work (or relevant equivalent)
- Working with young people of secondary age.
- Recent experience of working with SEND learners.
- Relevant experience of working with young people with Social, Emotional and/or Mental Health needs (SEMH)
- Experience of using IT skills effectively to track and monitor progress, to support learning.
- Working collaboratively, as part of a team.
- Ability to work in a way to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
- Experience of leading and managing staff
- Have HTLA status, QTS status or appropriate, relevant qualification
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
¨A welcoming school
¨Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
¨A strong senior and curriculum leadership teams
¨A supportive working environment
¨Strong support for professional development including membership of the Oaks Collegiate
¨Staff Wellbeing and support programme
The successful applicant will join a team of strong practitioners who work together to inspire students to succeed. Outside of the department you will have the opportunity to work with other Heads and Assistant Heads of department through the Oaks Collegiate, a local partnership of schools. This is an excellent school to work in, with students who are ambitious and motivated to learn and staff who support each other. We are not only committed to developing our students, but you will also be fully supported with your own professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hillcrest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is committed to equal opportunities in employment and positively welcomes your application.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 652 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre website
- Email address
- recruitment@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 464 3172
Hillcrest School is an all-girls 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form located on a green field site in Edgbaston constituency on the southwest edge of Birmingham. Our students come from a range of backgrounds across Birmingham and surrounding areas.
The school was rated ‘Good’ with outstanding behaviour and safety by Ofsted in September 2013, and following a short inspection in July 2017 and again in September 2022, retained our ‘Good’ rating. We are focused on continuing our drive for excellent attainment and progress outcomes, with an aspiration to be rated ‘Outstanding’ at our full next inspection.
Arranging a visit to Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk.
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