Higher Level Teaching Assistant
The Brooksbank School, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0QG18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
22 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours: 11 hours per week over 2 days (days will be agreed at interview)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Salary: Band E (NJC Point 12-15) Actual Salary: £7,015 - £7,364
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Band E (NJC Point 12-15) Full Time: £27,711 - £29,093 Actual Salary: £7,015 - £7,364
Hours: 11 hours per week over 2 days (days will be agreed at interview)
Contract: Permanent, Term time only plus 2 days
Closing Date: Tuesday 10th December 2024 at 9.00am
Start Date: As soon as your notice period allows
Are you a passionate, friendly and dedicated when it comes to providing excellent care and educational support to students with additional needs? Do you recognize yourself as having strong communication skills, patience and understanding? Are you a strong team player who can help to secure outstanding outcomes for all students in a safe, vibrant, and happy school? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA), you will work within a supportive school environment that truly values the role of a HLTA.
What we’re looking for
Someone who:
- has a passion for children’s learning and is committed to the safeguarding of all our children
- has an outstanding track record in ensuring children succeed and reach their potential
- is highly organised
- is creative in their approach
- has very high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour
- has excellent interpersonal skills
- has a ‘can do’ mentality and be able to embrace change
What will you get in return?
This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a passionate and friendly team under the direction and with the support of the SENDCO and Assistant Headteacher. You will also benefit from fantastic support and development opportunities to enable you to do what you do best at this wonderful school. At The Brooksbank School you’ll find a strong foundation where you can make a real difference to the lives of our children.
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- Automatic enrolment in the West Yorkshire Pension Fund
- Free Parking
- An onsite Gym
- Staff benefits package via vivupincluding employee assistance program, home and electronics discounts eyecare vouchers and cycle to work
- Extra days’ holiday linked to service
What the role involves in a nutshell:
- Preparing adapted materials and teaching aids for students with literacy and numeracy difficulties and identify appropriate interventions.
- Preparing learning plans Pen Portraits as required by the SENDCO and to run and plan the interventions with named students.
- Monitoring and communicating progress of identified students to the teacher and SENDCO.
- Run intervention strategies for SEN students supported within the SEN Department
- Line management responsibility for Level 1 and 2 Learning Support Assistants
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
See our job pack below, for further details
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, or have any questions ahead of making a formal application, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our Claire Washington, our Personal Assistant to the Leadership Team via c.washington@brooksbank.tlt.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our application form and return it to by recruitment@tlt.school the deadline.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.
What the school offers its staff
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@tlt.school
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Brooksbank School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1533 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Brooksbank School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@tlt.school
School location
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