Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Silverdale School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 9QH5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
30 June 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 33 hours per week / 39 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5 SCP 15-20
What skills and experience we're looking for
The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities within the spirit of the school and trust policies and within the framework of legislation relating to academies and education, with particular regard to the statutory responsibilities of the trust and the governing body of the school.
The specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Specific duties and responsibilities
- To be responsible for providing pupil support for the students within and outside the classroom in order to raise attainment for vulnerable students to the standards required by the school/Trust and appropriate external bodies.
Support for Students:
- To jointly assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning.
- Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Develop and implement Personal Learning Plans.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom.
- Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
- Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities.
- Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.
Support for the Teacher:
- Organise and manage appropriate learning environment and resources.
- Within an agreed system of supervision, plan challenging teaching and learning objectives to evaluate and adjust lessons/work plans as appropriate.
- Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies against pre-determined learning objectives.
- Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
- Record progress and achievement in lessons/activities systematically and providing evidence of range and level of progress and attainment.
- Work within an established discipline policy to anticipate and manage behaviour constructively, promoting self-control and independence.
- Supporting the role of parents in pupils’ learning and contribute to/lead meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback on pupil progress/achievement etc.
- Administer and assess/mark tests and invigilate exams/tests.
- Production of lesson plans, worksheet, plans etc.
Support for the Curriculum:
- Deliver learning activities to pupils adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs.
- Deliver local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of pupils’ skills.
- Use ICT effectively to support learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
- Select and prepare resources necessary to lead learning activities, taking account of pupils’ interests and language and cultural backgrounds.
- Advise on appropriate deployment and use of specialist aid/resources/equipment.
What the school offers its staff
Silverdale School is an extremely popular and high achieving 11-18 comprehensive in the south west of Sheffield and is the founding school of Chorus Education Trust. Silverdale has 1,450 students on roll including 450 in Silverdale Sixth Form. In 2020 it was named the Sunday Times Top State Secondary School in the North of the Decade, in recognition of its sustained success.
Silverdale has an excellent record of student achievement at both key stage 4 and key stage 5. At our heart is one of the country’s original teaching school hubs, the South Yorkshire Teaching Hub, which includes the Sheffield Teacher Training Alliance and National Modern Languages SCITT.
At Silverdale, we benefit from a new building with excellent facilities, which was expanded in 2023 to provide further state of the art teaching facilities and a dedicated Sixth Form centre.
In addition to trust-wide benefits for all staff, those at Silverdale School also have access to:
- Supportive and friendly staff and leadership team.
- Free staff parking.
- Opportunity to be part of the varied extracurricular offering, including Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme.
You can view the school website at: www.silverdale.chorustrust.org.
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 complete the online application.
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About Silverdale School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1450 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Silverdale School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kbeasley@chorustrust.org
- Phone number
- 01142357983
Silverdale School is an extremely popular and high-achieving 11-18 comprehensive in the south west of Sheffield and is now the founding school of Chorus Education Trust. The school achieved the best GCSE results in 2018 of any state school in Sheffield. At Post 16 the progress students make places Silverdale in the top 10% of schools nationally. At its heart is one of the country’s largest Teaching Schools, the Sheffield Teaching School Alliance. Silverdale moved into a brand new building in January 2009 with a full complement of facilities. Silverdale School is part of Chorus Education Trust, and as such all appointees may be required to work at any Trust site in the future.
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