Level Teaching Assistant; HLTA

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Term Time Only, Monday to Friday, 32.5 Hours per week, 8.30am to 3.30pm

We are seeking a compassionate and proactive SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team. You will lead plans to support students with special educational needs and disabilities who are struggling to engage with mainstream education by assessing student needs and then identifying support for these students and parents/carers. You will particularly focus on leading and managing provision to support students learning outcomes.

This role involves working closely with SEND leadership, parents and carers and wider staff to ensure students with SEND have their needs met in the mainstream environment.

The post holder will be expected to act with honesty and integrity and uphold the Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants, in order to make the education of pupils their first concern. The HLTA will demonstrate values and behaviours consistent with their professional role.

We have high expectations for our students as they grow and develop and all our staff provide important role models to them in terms of positive attitude, work ethic and diligence.

Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

Trinity Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.