KS3 SEN Teacher/HLTA
Landau Forte College, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2LF7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
27 August 2024
Closing date
7 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive
KS3 SEN Teacher/HLTA job summary
Our opportunity for you
We have a vacancy for a HLTA to provide support for our KS3 students with complex special education needs.
Reporting to our SENCO, we are seeking an enthusiastic HLTA to join a high performing and dedicated team. You will already have experience and enjoy both the challenge and reward of working with young people with complex SEND needs. You should be prepared to work with students across the age range. You will have the ability to work with the team in the preparation of individual learning plans and learning resources. You will have experience of planning and delivering literacy, numeracy interventions/an adapted curriculum both 1:1 and within a small group, monitoring student progress and being able to identify and support any barriers to learning, implementing appropriate interventions and strategies as needed. You will be able to adapt to the needs of the student and be flexible in your approach to support them both in and out of the classroom. As an exemplary role model, you will encourage them to develop their social skills and support their resilience, confidence and independence.
You will be joining a great team with a proven track record of delivering excellent results.
Do you want to work with inquisitive students and collaborative staff? Do you value being at the heart of a vibrant city? Does this sound like your perfect job?
Then Landau Forte College Derby is the place for you.
We warmly welcome and encourage potential applicants to visit LFCD. Should you wish to discuss the role further or visit LFCD please contact Will Goring (Executive SENCO) by email wgoring@landau-forte.org.uk who will be happy to assist.
Key information
Contract: Permanent contract, Full-time 40.75 hours per week
Working hours: Monday – Thursday 8.15am – 4.30pm and Friday 8.15am – 3.30pm
Start date: 27 August 2024
Salary: Competitive, depending on qualifications/experience, plus daily meal allowance
Closing Date: 07 July 2024
What we can offer you
A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment
The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health
Person specification
The person we are looking for should have:
Qualifications and experience
Essential:
Experience of working with young people with complex SEND
Experience of working in a school environment
Good numeracy, literacy and communication skills
HLTA qualification
Level 2 (GCSE) minimum qualification in English, Mathematics + 3 other qualifications at grade C or higher
Experience of planning and delivering literacy and numeracy based interventions 1:1 and in small groups
Desirable:
Experience of teaching children with complex SEND needs
Familiarity with GCSE examination specifications
Good knowledge of ICT to support learning
Knowledge and understanding
Essential:
High standard of literacy and numeracy
Be able to understand and interpret reports/ data
Ability to communicate information clearly and coherently; ability to listen effectively
Overcome communication barriers with young people with complex SEND needs
Understand and support the importance of physical and emotional wellbeing
Communicate and build positive relationships/ rapport with young people, their families and carers and other professionals who support the young people
Understand and implement the college’s behaviour management & anti-bullying policy
Ability to understand and support children with developmental difficulty or disability
Ability to work effectively and positively with a range of staff/ other professionals
Respect confidentiality. Know when, how and with whom to share information
UpToDate knowledge and understanding of the importance of safeguarding and safeguarding vulnerabilities relating to young people with complex SEND needs
Participate in annual performance appraisal constructively and positively
Desirable:
Understand, value and have experience of the role of parents and carers in supporting children
Good understanding of the national curriculum and expectations of Entry Level/ GCSE English, Maths, Science
Skills
Essential:
Good organisational skills
Strong communication skills
Ability to remain calm under pressure
Ability to manage own time effectively
Demonstrate a positive, solution focused approach to resolve routine problems independently
Awareness of and commitment to equality
Basic understanding of Health & Safety
Understand and implement child protection and safeguarding procedures
Understand procedures relating to confidentiality and implement them
Be prepared to develop and learn in the role
Job description
Duties of role will include:
Providing support to identified young people. This may be within the whole class setting, one to one outside of the classroom or at break and lunchtimes
Establish positive relationships/ rapport with students supported.
Maintain direct and regular contact with the parents/carers of the young people supported.
Maintain direct and regular contact with the professionals working with the young people you are supporting.
Support the use of IT in the classroom and develop students’ competence and independence in its use
Promote positive student behaviour in line with college policies and help keep students on task
Interact with, and support students, according to individual needs and skills, in line with information detailed in their Education Health and Care Plan
Work with the safeguarding team to devise, implement and review safety plans for our most vulnerable students
Promote the inclusion and acceptance of young people with complex SEND within the classroom, ensuring access to lessons and their content through appropriate clarification, explanation and resources
To support with the delivery/ deliver the core subjects of Maths, English and Science at Entry Level and GCSE level
Participate in planning and evaluation of learning activities with the teacher, providing feedback to the teacher on student progress and behaviour
Monitor and record student activities as appropriate, writing records and reports as required
Provide feedback to students in relation to attainment and progress, with advice and support from the class teacher
To support learning by arranging/providing/ delivering resources for lessons/activities
To attend to students’ personal needs including help with social, welfare and health matters, including minor first aid.
Assist with the development, implementation and review of individualised programs, e.g. Education & Health Care Plan (EHCP)/ Individual Learning Plans/ Safety Plans
Liaise with other staff and provide information about students as appropriate
To attend Parents’ evenings and relevant college information evenings/events
To assist with the display and presentation of students’ work
To assist with escorting students on educational visits.
Any other duties as directed by the Principal, SENCO, or Deputy SENCO.
About The Trust
Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.
We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.
Landau Forte College Derby
The local area
Derby is a vibrant and exciting city, located right in the heart of the UK. The city has a developed arts and culture scene and the area has a great Geography. The College is located just a few minutes’ walk away from Derby city centre.
Derby provides great range of sports and leisure facilities and is the gateway to the Peak District. Within a 10 minutes’ drive of the city you will find yourself in the beautiful open Derbyshire countryside with unspoilt villages, historic houses and adventurous attractions.
Derby is 10 minutes away from M1 junction 25
London is 90 minutes away by train
East Midlands Airport is 20 minutes away
For your information
If this sounds like the ideal job opportunity for you, please download and read our Information for Applicants document before applying:
Apply for this job
1. Read the Guidance & Criteria document
http://lfa.ac/LFCTJobsInfo
2. Complete the application form online
www.lfct.org.uk/careers
3. Or send your application
You can email your completed application, along with a covering letter to recruitment@lfct.org.uk or you can post it to:
HR Officer
Landau Forte Charitable Trust
Ashby Road
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 8AH
All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.
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
Using the application form
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
About Landau Forte College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Landau Forte College website (opens in new tab)
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