Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - Bassett Green Primary School

Are YOU committed to supporting children of all abilities to achieve their very best? Would you like to work in an exciting and inclusive multi-cultural school, with excellent professional development opportunities and a supportive working environment? Bassett Green Primary School is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team of support staff as we continue our journey of school improvement.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to build relationships with children from a variety of backgrounds, and differentiate work to cater for children with SEN or EAL.
• Be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the children in their class.
• Be an excellent role model, with strong communication and organisational skills.
• Have good English and Maths skills.

Please note; It is a requirement for all candidates wishing to apply for HLTA status must have, and be able to provide evidence of, level 2 (equivalent to GCSE A*-C grade) qualifications in both maths and English.

Purpose of the job:

• To assist teachers in providing a learning environment that enables all children to access the curriculum and learn to the best of their ability.
• To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities.
• To work with and support children with a variety of academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs on a class, group or individual basis.

Key accountabilities:

• To assess the needs of pupils and use specialist skills and knowledge to work with individuals or groups of children, as directed by the class teacher and/or SENCo, supporting subjects and learning interventions across the whole curriculum and developing Behaviour Support Plans.
• To establish supportive, caring and secure relationships with the children, promoting respect and self-esteem and a positive, inclusive whole school ethos.
• To provide class teaching cover (both planned and unplanned) using lesson plans prepared by the class teacher.
• To understand and respond to the specific academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs of individuals and groups of children.
• To assist the class teacher/SENCo with the planning, development and delivery of suitable programmes of work for pupils, including those with specific learning needs.
• To select and prepare resources necessary to lead learning activities to support aspects of the curriculum or particular learning outcomes, and to assist and support the children in using them.
• To help, support and motivate the children, encouraging independent learning and enabling learning targets and outcomes to be achieved.
• To monitor and record pupils' progress, mark work, provide relevant feedback to teachers and contribute to reports to parents where appropriate.
• To provide welfare support to the children, including administering First Aid (dependent on training) and attending to personal hygiene and identified medical needs as required.
• To manage other Teaching Assistants (performance management, training, deployment).
• To assist with general school duties including setting up classrooms, preparing resources, tidying and clearing away, supervision of children during playtimes and supervision of children entering and leaving school premises.
• To effectively cover and deliver the planned lessons in the absence of the teacher.

Supporting the school:

• At an appropriate level, according to the job role, grade and training received, all employees in the school are expected to support the aims, values, mission and ethos of the school and participate in a team approach to all aspects of school life.
• Attend and contribute to staff meetings and INSET days as required, and identify areas of personal practice and experience to develop.
• Take appropriate responsibility for safeguarding and children's welfare and be aware of confidential issues linked to home/child/teacher/school and keep confidences appropriately.
• Be aware of health and safety issues and act in accordance with the school's Health and Safety Policy.

Other duties:

The post holder may be expected to carry out duties other than those given in the job description where the level of responsibility is similar and he/she has appropriate qualifications or receives appropriate training to carry out these duties.