Level Teaching Assistant; HLTA)

Join our team as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA).

Are you passionate about helping children thrive and ready to make a difference every day?

Heron Park is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated HLTA to join our friendly and supportive team.

This fixed-term, term-time only role offers 20 hours per week, working 12.00pm to 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

As one of our HLTAs, you will enjoy a varied and rewarding role. You will support pupils' learning across the school, lead engaging lessons during planned and unplanned teacher cover, deliver interventions, and help create an inclusive environment where every child feels valued, confident, and able to succeed.

We would love to hear from you if:

• you have obtained HLTA status, hold a desired qualification such as ELSA, or equivalent experience
• you have a genuine passion for supporting children's learning , development and wellbeing
• you are enthusiastic, proactive, and enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team
• you have high expectations for all pupils and are committed to helping every child achieve their best
• you can inspire confidence, independence, and a love of learning in young people
• you are enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team

In return for your passion and commitment, we offer:

• A supportive team who place our values of Respect, Curiosity, Independence, Resilience, and Aspiration at the centre of all that we do with a commitment to raising pupil achievement and aspirations
• Extensive professional development opportunities, including Aurora Trust-wide CPD
• A spacious well-equipped and well-resourced learning environment
• A skilled and committed SLT who are devoted to improving outcomes for all children and staff
• The opportunity to be part of a multi-academy trust that has collaboration at its heart and will support you every step of the way
• Enhanced paternity leave, in excess of the Green and Burgundy Books
• Aurora Academies Advantage scheme - this includes access to free and confidential advice on a range of topics via the Employee Assistance Programme, online GP service, cycle to work scheme, discounts to high-street shops and health and well-being support

Obtained HLTA status, hold a desired qualification, such as ELSA, or equivalent experience essential

GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 (A-C) or equivalent essential

Knowledge and Understanding of the National Curriculum essential

A proven ability to engage with small children and obtain positive outcomes in their progress essential

Able to reflect on and analyse own practice essential

High expectations of achievement and behaviour essential

Flexibility and desire to work as part of a team essential

Good organisational skills in work-related matters essential

A good level of ICT skills essential

A good understanding of of the principles of positive behaviour management essential

Ability to use language and other communication skills that pupils can understand and relate to essential

Ability to consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies essential

Ability to provide levels of individual attention, reassurance, and support with learning tasks, individual to the pupils' needs essential

Ability to carry out and report on systematic observations of pupils' knowledge, understanding, and skills essential

Ability to create and maintain high-quality and accurate records essential

Ability to remain calm and patient under pressure, whilst working to deadlines essential

Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team essential

Ability to work in an organised and methodical manner essential

Knowledge of strategies to recognise and reward efforts and achievements towards self-reliance that are appropriate to the age and development stage of the pupils essential

A knowledge and understanding of delivering phonics

A knowledge and understanding of delivering phonics

Experience with in a school setting essential

Previous experience in a similar role essential

Previous experience in a similar role essential

Experience of planning and leading teaching and learning activities, under supervision essential

Experience of using IT to support pupils in the classroom essential

Ability to offer constructive feedback to pupils, to reinforce self-esteem essential

Experience across a range of year groups

Experience of working successfully as part of a team essential

A knowledge and understanding of…