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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 March 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 January 2022
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 38 weeks per year, 33 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 3 or 6 (Outer London) based on qualifications: £22,185-£22,587/£27,483-£29,517 FTE
Actual salary
- £16,339-£16,635/£20,241-£21,739
Additional allowances
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.
We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.
Visual Impairment Teaching Assistant or HLTA job summary
Inspire and transform learning at Harris Academy Greenwich. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant/HLTA to work as part of the Visual Impairment Support Service, providing support for pupils who have a visual impairment.
We welcome both Teaching Assistants looking to expand their expertise or experienced HLTAs to apply. Qualified HLTAs will be paid at Grade 6.
Training will be provided to specialise in supporting students with Visual Impairment.
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your main responsibilities will be:
Working under the guidance of the Visual Impairment Support Service and teaching / senior staff, to provide support in addressing the needs of students who have a visual impairment
To undertake training to learn how to use specialist equipment.
To assist the teachers/Visual Impairment Team with the development of resources and implementation of the curriculum so that the students can access and make progress.
To monitor and evaluate students’ progress against action plans through observation and planned recording.
To provide objective and accurate feedback to students, parents, staff and the VI team.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications, Knowledge & Training
GCSE standard or above with Maths and English as a minimum
Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours
Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace.
Experience
Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students.
Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels.
Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload.
Personal Skills, Abilities & Qualities
Good literacy and numeracy skills,
Good interpersonal and communication skills, with an excellent standard of written and spoken English.
Good administrative and organisational skills.
Ability to interest, encourage, motivate and engage children
Ability to work as part of a team; working effectively with people across a wide range of levels and responsibilities.
Computer literate – must have good ICT skills including a working knowledge of MS packages e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel etc, as well as using and updating records and databases.
Ability to work using own initiative, exercising good judgement where unsupervised.
Flexibility of approach to work.
Ability to maintain confidentiality; having tact and diplomacy where necessary.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.
Equal Opportunities
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
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About Harris Academy Greenwich
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1167 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
Harris Academy Greenwich is a really happy and successful inner-city London 11-18 school with a thriving 6th Form, and a brand new state-of-the-art building. It is a school where we are as passionate about developing our staff as we are about developing our students. It is a school where we strip out all the red tape and nonsense that goes on in too many places, and just focus on what works for our students. It is a school where we concentrate on making sure our staff are happy and highly motivated throughout the year, with zero burnout. Ever.
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