Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Newsome Junior Academy

Overview

Fixed Term for 12 Months from 01/09/26 to 31/08/27. Position type: Temporary. Grade: Scale 6. Salary: SCP 18-22 (FTE £31,537-£33,699) Actual Salary: £26,135. Location: Huddersfield and surrounding areas. Service Area: Newsome Junior Academy. Hours: 35.75 hours, Term Time Only. Number of Jobs: 1. Organisation: Schools. Directorate: Primary Schools.

Purpose

To work as part of a team including teachers and other support staff to support the teaching and learning of pupils. To provide practical support for learning, educational activities, developing social skills, integration, and securing pupils' social, emotional, and physical wellbeing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of pupils in the learning environment.
• Assist the teacher in all aspects of lesson planning and planning of other learning activities, participating in all stages of the planning cycle and modifying methods to meet individual/group needs; assessing, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate and in accordance with pupil responses/needs whilst helping pupils to access learning activities through specialist support.
• Perform allocated tasks with limited supervision using professional discretion where required.
• Transfer work and resources back to the teacher and feed back any issues.
• Deliver a range of teaching and learning experiences which should be appropriately differentiated and suitably challenging, ensuring all children are engaged in appropriate activities; giving support where necessary.
• Undertake routine marking of pupils' work and accurately record achievement/progress, administer and assess routine tests and invigilate exams/tests as well as working with the teachers to evaluate students' progress.
• Support the teacher in establishing, planning, adapting and undertaking structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes appropriate to the pupil’s needs to ensure physical, social, emotional and intellectual development, taking into account diversity e.g. language, culture, ability, race and religion.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support colleagues in order to ensure the smooth running of the learning environment and contribute to relevant meetings.
• Supervise and support pupils consistently at all times including those with special needs; recognising and responding to their individual needs whilst ensuring their safety and education in the learning environment.
• Assess the needs of pupils and use detailed specialist skills in the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans and Personal Care Programmes; attending to the pupils’ personal needs and maintaining related personal programmes with the correct use of care materials including the safety and well-being of the pupils, therapy and medical intervention needs of the pupil and first aid, paying attention to social, health, physical and welfare matters as well as high standards of cleanliness and hygiene e.g. washing, dressing, toileting, and, if applicable, mobility.
• Teach and supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of the teacher, including PPA time, and undertake the planning for this supervision within the predetermined lesson framework; keeping all children engaged, maintain good order and to keep pupils on task.
• Promote and reinforce the inclusion, acceptance and integration of all pupils, including those with specific and special needs and those from different cultures and/or with a different first language as appropriate.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations, employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance whilst promoting self-esteem.
• Encourage pupils to act independently, working co-operatively and interacting with others.
• Develop, organise, prepare, create, safely manage and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment to meet the lesson plans.
• Take responsibility for the care, preparation, maintenance and use of relevant equipment, assisting pupils in its use, clearing/storage afterwards and sourcing/suggesting new resources where needed.
• Be aware of pupil progress, monitor/record pupil responses against pre-determined learning objectives as well as provide accurate, constructive and detailed feedback/reports to the teacher and pupils.
• Make suggestions on developing areas where required.
• In liaison with the class teacher, establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies and professionals to support achievement and progress of pupils.
• Contribute to the planning of opportunities for students to learn outside of school contexts in line with school policies and procedures.
• Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own actions whilst supporting the teacher in managing this.
• Deal promptly with conflict and incidents (including those involving restraint) and reporting challenging behaviour where appropriate in line with established policy; developing new solutions where required and contribute to a purposeful learning environment.
• Gather/report information from/to parents/carers as directed, taking into account parental/carer concerns, dealing with them sensitively, establishing constructive relationships and offering appropriate advice and guidance under the direction of the teacher.
• Support the teaching staff by reporting pupil progress and achievements at parents' evenings which are usually held outside school hours.
• Implement local and national learning strategies and support pupils to achieve learning goals e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, early years as directed by the teacher whilst making effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills.

Other Duties

• Participate fully in Performance Management Review and other trust performance and development initiatives as appropriate.
• Follow the school's Safeguarding Policy and child protection procedures as directed.
• Follow all school and Trust policies and procedures.
• Undertake training as and when appropriate.
• Undertake any other duties which may be assigned to the post from time to time as directed by the Head.

Safeguarding and DBS

Impact Education Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding staff and students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosing and Barring Service DBS check. All interviews will include a question about Safeguarding and any anomalies identified in pre‑recruitment checks will be discussed at interview.