Teaching Assistant or Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Hospital and Outreach Education, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8EN5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
8 July 2024 at 1pm
Date listed
25 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £11, 042 - £11,661 Actual (Teaching Assistant) or £11,661 - £12,218 Actual (HLTA)
Teaching Assistant or Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
About the Job
This is a very exciting opportunity to work in the Alternative Provision field with young people who are unable to attend their usual schools due to their physical or mental health needs. Hospital and Outreach Education currently work with pupils in Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals, The Sett and Burrows CAMHS inpatient units, Delapre Learning Centre, Stanwick Lakes and in pupils’ homes across Northamptonshire.
Our staff have a usual place of work defined each day but are required to be flexible in terms of their deployment at our different locations based on pupil need.
We are currently seeking a Teaching Assistant or Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work in our service across Northamptonshire. Initially this is likely to be based in Northampton but you may be required to travel within Northamptonshire, including working with pupils in their homes.
This is a temporary position for one year in the first instance.
Hours of Work
Hours of Work: Part- time, 18.25 hours per week, term time only. More hours may be available to cover absent colleagues as and when required.
8:30 - 15:30 Wednesday and Thursday
9:00 - 14:15 Friday
30 minutes unpaid lunch break each day
Salary (depending on experience)
Teaching Assistant (8-11) -£24,633 - £26,014 FTE - £11,042 - £11,661 Actual
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (11-14) -£26,014 - £27,480 FTE - £11,661 - £12,218 Actual
Essentials: You must have a commitment to work with teenagers with a range of mental and physical health needs.
As a Trust, we value diversity and encourage applications from a range of backgrounds.
The academy is committed to safeguarding children and recruitment is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust. The post will involve contact with children and engaging in regulated activity with children. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
HOE is part of the Skylark Partnership Trust, a multi academy trust which is for settings delivering education for pupils with medical needs. It is renowned for having a climate of high expectations of pupils, despite the impact of their illness, enabling them to access education and fulfil their potential.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly successful AP Academy. Ofsted recently inspected HOE and found that “Relationships between pupils and staff are warm and trusting.” We were graded Good overall with Outstanding for ‘Personal Development’ and ‘Behaviour and Attitudes’.
We hold the Enhanced Values Based Education Award and Ofsted found that “The school’s values of hope, resilience, trust, compassion, cooperation, respect and honesty underpin all the work at Hospital and Outreach Education”. The successful candidate will be closely aligned with the core values and ethos of HOE and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the challenges faced by pupils with medical and mental health difficulties in accessing education.
You are welcome to contact us to find out more about the role before completing the application. Please ring the office on 01604 662250 or email pwhite@nhoe.org.uk to arrange a visit or discussion.
Shortlisting will take place on Tuesday, 9th July 2024
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 Hospital and Outreach Education
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 18
- School size
- 6 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Hospital and Outreach Education is an Alternative Provision Academy for pupils with medical needs in Northamptonshire. It is part of The Skylark Partnership, a multi-academy trust.
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