18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    7 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    19 June 2025

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

£20,014.00 - £21,720.00 Annually (Actual)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - SEN Assessment job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Required as soon as possible
31.25 hours per week, permanent role
Term Time + 3 days

Taverham is an excellent, 11-18 school with a caring, positive ethos, we seek to promote the development of students into resilient, independent young people, who are respectful and make a positive contribution to the wider community and beyond. The school was substantially redeveloped in 2007 and we became an academy in April 2013; our facilities are first-class.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to support the effective implementation of SEN provision across the school and make a positive difference to our learners’ lives. The role will involve assessing learners’ abilities, strengths and difficulties to support the identification of SEN and Exam Access Arrangements; delivering intervention to small groups and individual learners; and providing administrative support for SEN processes.

The successful candidate will:
- hold a degree qualification - be passionate about inspiring and supporting secondary age students who experience a range of difficulties

The successful candidate will:
- hold a degree qualification - be passionate about inspiring and supporting secondary age students who experience a range of difficulties - have experience of working with students with special educational needs - have excellent standards of professional conduct, good communication and computer skills -be able to prioritise and work to consistently high standards under their own initiative - show resilience and the ability to work collaboratively as an integral member of a hardworking team.

If you are enthusiastic and looking to join an experienced and committed team, we would like to hear from you. We pride ourselves on the professional development we offer our staff.

Enrich Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

For more specific information on the post please contact Rebecca Dixon, SENCO, at r_dixon@taverhamhigh.org

For more specific information on the post please contact Rebecca Dixon, SENCO, at r_dixon@taverhamhigh.org

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to regulatory checks including an enhanced-level DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

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About Taverham High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1256 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Taverham High School is a popular and successful 11-18 academy on the outskirts of Norwich. Taverham has been voted the 4th most desirable postcode to live and work in the country. The school was substantially redeveloped under the PFI in 2007 and we became an academy in April 2013; our facilities are first-class. We pride ourselves on the professional development we offer our staff.

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