Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA SEND)

The Governing Body of Hurst Green Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our happy and hard-working team.  The successful candidate will be instrumental in helping the school to establish its specialised provision for children with SEND in our new Orchard Room provision. 

Job details

Job Title: HLTA (SEND) 

Hurst Green Primary School 

Location: Narrow Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 9NZ 

Pay range: Grade 7 

Salary: £29,269 prorata 

Hours: 32.5 per week, 39 weeks per year  

Contract: Fixed term for 1 year   

Closing date: Sunday 20^th October 2024  

Interview dates: Monday 28^th October 2024 

Start date: As soon as able/clearance checks have been made.

 

Main Purpose 

The HLTA will:

• Provide learning and care support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
• Work with the teacher to plan and deliver activities
• Support pupils with routines, transitions and behaviour management
• Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion 
• Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning, and experience a sense of achievement 

 

Duties and Responsibilities*

Teaching and learning 

• Contribute to the planning of differentiated learning activities for individual or small groups of pupils with special educational needs/Disabilities (SEND), delivering activities inside or outside the classroom, or in our specialist intervention base (Orchard)
• Support the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aimed at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning
• Adapt learning to meet the needs of the learners and use a range of strategies and techniques to support and engage children with SEND.
• Use IT skills to advance pupils’ learning  
• Through observations, provide regular feedback to teachers on pupil progress, attainment and barriers to learning 
• Support class teachers with maintaining good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
• Monitor, record and report on progress and attainment 
• Contribute to the overall ethos, aims and work of the school
• Undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher or SEN co-ordinator (SENCO)

 

Working with staff, parents/carers and relevant professionals

• Share knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision 
• Communicate effectively with parents and carers under the direction of teachers
• Contribute to meetings with parents and carers by providing feedback on pupil progress, attainment and barriers to learning, as directed by teachers 
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues

Professional development

• Help keep their own knowledge and understanding relevant and up to date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness 
• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school 
• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures

 

Other areas of responsibility 

Safeguarding 

• Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies 
• Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school

 

Please note, this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the postholder will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the headteacher or line manager.

 

The HLTA will be required to follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.

*Please note, this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the HLTA will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the headteacher or line manager.

 

About us

Hurst Green Primary School is a happy, caring, friendly two form entry school, with amazing children; committed and friendly staff; supportive parents and Governors. We are a popular and oversubscribed school in a residential area of Halesowen on the border of Dudley, Sandwell and Birmingham, educating children for over 50 years. 

 

We encourage you to visit the school website at https://www.hurstgreen-dudley.co.uk/ and where possible we would urge you to visit the school and see for yourself what a special place it is; where children’s minds are engaged, their curiosity encouraged, their potential unlocked, their imagination ignited, and their lives enhanced.

 

All applications must be made online via WM Jobs. CVs and hand-written applications will not be accepted. Applications should be submitted by end of day on 20 October 2024. Interviews will be held on 24 & 25 October 2024. 

 

Please contact Rachel Whitehouse, School Business Manager to arrange a visit or for further information on 01384 818210 or rwhitehouse@hurst-green.dudley.sch.uk

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. We are not able to provide visa sponsorship.

Hurst Green Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

 We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore, the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.  

Effective from September 2022, KCSIE states as part of the shortlisting process schools and colleges should consider carrying out on-line searches, as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. All shortlisted candidates are now subject to an on-line check and if there is anything concerning, then the shortlisted candidate will be asked to comment on it either prior to or at interview.

N.B., We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk 

If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance; https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/

If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue, then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk

Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so. The Council’s full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at http://www.dudley.gov.uk/

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore, the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.  

Effective from September 2022, KCSIE states as part of the shortlisting process schools and colleges should consider carrying out on-line searches, as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. All shortlisted candidates are now subject to an on-line check and if there is anything concerning, then the shortlisted candidate will be asked to comment on it either prior to or at interview.

N.B., We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk 

If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance; https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/

If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue, then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk

Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so. The Council’s full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at http://www.dudley.gov.uk/

 

#LI-DMBC2019 

Attached documents
Person spec