SEN Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Severndale Specialist Academy, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 5SHDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
December/ January 2025
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time plus 1 week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 6 is SCP 18 - SCP 22
What skills and experience we're looking for
The main purpose of this post is to co-ordinate, devise daily/weekly plans from medium term planning, risk assess appropriately and deliver lessons to pupils with a range of SEND, tailoring sessions to their IEPs, physical needs and positive behaviour support plans. You would be supervised and supported in this by an allocated Senior Leader. You would bring significant school experience as a TA or HLTA with skills and knowledge in supporting children with SEND, and will also be well organised and a great communicator, able to compromise and reach mutually acceptable outcomes with staff and pupils.
Role requirements:
- Higher Level Teaching Assistantqualification or equivalent or thewillingness and capacity to undertakethis study
- GCSEs grades 9 - 5 (A* to C) in Englishand Maths or equivalent
Are you the candidate we are looking for?
- SEND experience
- Creative, organised and professional
- Enthusiasm to make a difference
- Can do attitude
- Inspiring and ambitious
- Work well on own initiative and as partof a team
What the school offers its staff
- Permanent contract
- Scale 6 is SCP 18 (£22,986) - SCP 22 (£24,568)
- Access to the Schools Advisory Service
- Bike to work scheme
- Continuing Professional Development
- LA Pension Scheme
Further information about the job
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
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Severndale Specialist Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 414 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Severndale Specialist Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk
Severndale Specialist Academy:
Severndale Specialist Academy is a multi-site special school incorporating our Monkmoor campus, provision within a local mainstream secondary school and a purpose built 16-25 year old provision at our local college. We work with young people with special educational needs from within Shropshire and beyond. Our children and young people can access Severndale Specialist Academy from nursery age through to 25 and have a range of learning, physical and mobility difficulties and some students require personal care. Supporting communication and enabling independence is a key focus of our work .
Severndale is a truly unique special school and is one of the largest special schools in the country. We are proud to be able to meet the needs of over 430 young people across all abilities of the SEND spectrum and across three different sites. Severndale is also proud to be part of The Learning Community Trust, a truly inclusive multi academy trust based in Telford.
Arranging a visit to Severndale Specialist Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk.
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