Newhaven Outreach HLTA
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit, London, SE9 6HR11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 24
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year in the first instance
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,033 to £31,440
Actual salary
- actual £17,977 to £18,792 approximately
Pay scale
- APT&C Scale 5 point 12 to 15
What skills and experience we're looking for
A Higher level teaching assistant is required to join our school in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, which meets the needs of young people for whom mainstream education has not been effective. Newhaven is a trauma informed school that provides successful education for students who may have been excluded from mainstream school, are struggling with engagement with learning, have severe mental health difficulties, with or without a diagnosis of ASD, or are in hospital.
We are proud of our commitment to equity and diversity and the journey we have been on developing our policy and practice through the work of our active staff resource groups who focus on race, sexuality, sex discrimination and gender reassignment. This drives our aspirations that all our students can fully participate in society as agents of change and can make the world a better place.
Newhaven is committed to continuous professional development with a wide range of opportunities from our extensive TA training programme, our learning focused development cycle, leadership development programme and access to external professional qualifications.
Safeguarding is paramount at Newhaven School are we are committed to working with dedicated professionals with skills in understanding how to keep children safe in a context of autism, mental health and working with a number of other professional agencies.
In our most recent survey staff said that they are proud to work at Newhaven because we are ‘a strong team of people working together to support all students to fulfil their potential’, because of our ‘unwavering commitment and the camaraderie of staff’ and ‘we make a real difference to young people’s lives’.
What the school offers its staff
The Newhaven Outreach Provision meets the needs of young people in the borough of Greenwich who have a complex presentation of needs and are unable to attend an in school provision and require bespoke support in their homes or local community.
The Newhaven outreach provision continues to grow and we wish to expand and diversify our already excellent staff team. A successful candidate will have the skills, ability and initiative to engage with our highly complex cohort and the resilience to deal with students who often have multifarious mental health, physical health and/or learning needs. You will ideally have experience with supporting people with neurodivergence or an identified learning need, such as Autism, ADHD, processing delay, sensory integration dysfunction and/or poor mental health. Excellent safeguarding knowledge and skills is essential to be considered for the role. An outstanding candidate will have a can do attitude and the resilience to work with our challenging cohort of bright, energetic young people, alongside a willingness to develop your skills and knowledge. You will also hold a driving licence, have/be willing to purchase business cover on your car insurance and have access to a car. You will be able to organise your schedule of outreach work in the homes and communities of our students and the confidence to work with students on a 1-1 basis, once a professional relationship has been forged.
Our curriculum is designed to meet the social communication and emotional literacy needs of our cohort and covers a diverse range of academic ability from entry to A level. Through the breadth of our curriculum and our focus on non-academic attributes, alongside the traditional subjects taught, Newhaven Outreach offers a supportive environment for our young people to overcome the barriers to learning that brought them here, and to develop their talents so they can take full advantage of our school and eventually other learning, work or training providers. Our focus on bespoke support and the dedication of our staff team means that alongside academic or vocational skills, our students are supported to develop the skills to self-advocate, learn practical independent living skills and develop their confidence. Students are supported to gain a keen sense of right and wrong whilst recognizing their responsibilities as important and fully participating members of society.
Flexible working opportunities
Fixed Term 1 Year, part time – 24 hours per week,
Term Time-39 weeks, flexible working hours available
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 172 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@newhaven.greenwich.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02088593114
Our Vision
Newhaven School works hard to be a caring, trauma informed community where young people are kept safe, supported as individuals, taught the skills they need and challenged to become successful adults with dreams to realise.
A part time teacher is required to join our team in the Royal Borough of Greenwich The Newhaven Outreach team meets the needs of young people in the borough of Greenwich who are unable to attend an in school provision and require support in their homes or local community.
Arranging a visit to Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@newhaven.greenwich.sch.uk.
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