Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9UJThis job expired on 27 September 2021 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 September 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 September 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 34 hours per week, term time only plus INSET days (39 weeks p.a) , part time will be considered.
Contract type
- Fixed term - October 2021 to August 2023
Full-time equivalent salary
- Kent Range 6 (£20,585 - £22,469)
Actual salary
- Pro rata salary £15,852 at bottom of KR6
Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) – Fixed Term October 2021 to August 2023 (full/part time)
Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School is looking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant for a fixed term period to provide one to one support for the learning and welfare of a Sixth Form pupil with Autism; complex SEMH difficulties and a range of other Special Educational Needs.
The role is to ensure that the pupil can safely integrate as fully as possible in the activities generally undertaken by the other children in the class, and can fulfil their educational potential and work towards their independence. The HLTA will run specific programmes and activities to assist the pupil’s individual learning and social needs, and will implement the targets on the pupil’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) in liaison with the subject class teachers, Pastoral/ SEND support and the SENCO. This position a fixed term post for 34 hours per week (part time would also be considered), term time only, plus INSET days, (38 weeks per annum) 0.7701 fte. Salary is Kent Range 6 (£20,585 - £22,469), pro-rata £15,852 - £17,303; detailed job description is available on request from the school.
TWGGS is an 11 – 18 girls’ selective school of about a thousand pupils, where pupils are encouraged to be as active beyond the curriculum as they are within it. Trips, visits and extra-curricular activities are unrivalled in the state sector, but, more importantly, it is an amazingly happy, positive community to be part of. The prospectus is on the school’s website which may be found at www.twggs.kent.sch.uk; the school prospectus and website will, we hope, give you a feel for the atmosphere and ethos of TWGGS.
We are looking for a candidate who is appropriately qualified and/ or experienced, having an understanding of Autism; SEMH and emotionally unstable personality disorder. Enthusiastic and a strong team player, they will have the ability to work proactively and independently, to multi-task, prioritise and work under pressure. The successful applicant will have good communication, organisational and observational skills, and will care about children, particularly those who find learning and managing their emotions and behaviour difficult.
Having read about the post, we very much hope that you would like to apply: please complete the school application form and write a supporting letter, identifying your strengths and skills and showing how you feel you are well-suited to the post. Please return these by e mail to admin@twggs.kent.sch.uk or by post to Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School, Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ. The deadline for applications is 12 noon 27th September 2021. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. If you have not heard from us by 30th September, please assume that, unfortunately, your application has not been successful. We should like to wish you well in your future career whether at TWGGS or elsewhere.
Linda Wybar, Headteacher
TWGGS is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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.
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About Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1042 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@twggs.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01892 520902
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is a successful and oversubscribed selective school. With 1025 pupils 11 - 18 years. The aim is to instil in each girl the curiosity and excitement of learning. The academic achievement of pupils is one of the school's principal priorities. The school works to help all pupils obtain, at each stage of their development, the highest examination grades of which they are capable. The curriculum at all key stages is balanced, broad and diverse. Scholarship and academic rigour are its central characteristics coupled with instilling and enthusiasm for learning
Arranging a visit to Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@twggs.kent.sch.uk.
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