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Higher Level Teaching Assistant HLTA
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
£25,532 annual (ACTUAL SALARY) FTE £33,366
32.5 hours p/w term time ONLY plus 5 inset days
Joseph Norton Academy in Huddersfield is a special academy educating children and young people with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties across Kirklees.
https://josephnorton.co.uk/Our school is proud to offer a supportive team; high quality personalised training and an opportunity to work with utterly fabulous children and young people as outlined in our VALUES - We value respect, perseverance, cooperation and responsibility. These values are reflected in our Ways of Working.
An exciting time to join us as we have a New School currently being built therefore this role is very much a development role offering great career prospects.
As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant HLTA you will be supporting outstanding progress in learning. You will make connections, develop relationships and lead our pupils on the path to a bright future. This will include working under the guidance of a teacher/ phase lead to support the academic and personal development of children throughout the school day. This includes:
Supporting and leading a class
Ability to form relationships and communicate effectively
Manage student behaviour in the classroom and handle disruptive behaviour, always promoting a positive learning environment
Completing pupil records with regular feedback to senior colleagues
Flexible to cover other classes and act up where necessary
Using your experience to lead enrichment groups
Be involved and active with all activities we as a school may promote
Direct junior staff
THE CANDIDATE
Experience in a school or similar setting
Experience working with children/ young people with SEN / SEMH needs
Educated with GCSE Maths and English
Level 3 qualification with desire to complete Level 4
HLTA qualification OR willing to achieve within 2 years through our CPD programme
Car driver with access to own vehicle OR willingness to learn
As well as our values as outlined above we are seeking resilience from our HLTA
Starting salary for HLTA is £25,532 actual annual salary (£33,366 FTE) working 32.5 hours per week Mon-Fri term time only + 5 inset days + amazing benefits working for our Wellspring trust https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/careers/why-join-us/
If you are interested in this excellent opportunity simply clinic APPLY NOW alternatively if you have additional questions then please reach out to Caroline the Recruitment Manager
PLEASE NOTE AN APPLICATION FORM WILL BE REQUIRED ON RECEIPT OF CV/ INTEREST
