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Visual Impairment Teaching Assistant or HLTA

Harris Academy Greenwich, London, SE9 5EQ

This job expired on 7 March 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 March 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• 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.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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: 1172 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harris Academy Greenwich website
• Email address: info@harrisgreenwich.org.uk
• Phone number: 020 8859 0133
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harris-academy-greenwich

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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