Level Teaching Assistant

About The Company

Cavendish View School provides a nurturing and stimulating education for pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (A.S.C) and special education needs (S.E.N) from the ages of 5 to 11 years. We provide every child with an exceptional educational experience which is enjoyable, stimulating and supportive, enabling them to reach their full potential. We are a small school but we have big ideas and do not set limits on what our children can both aspire to and achieve.

Our goal is to give the children at Cavendish View School a window on the wider world. Pupils benefit from a multi‑disciplinary team consisting of teachers, a family liaison officer, teaching assistants, a speech and language therapist, an occupational therapist and a mental health practitioner.

HTLA Role:
Support the effective delivery of education and independence programmes through the effective supervision of a small team of Learning Support staff. Act as a positive role model by providing guidance for your own team and contributing to their performance and professional development. Have the ability to balance conflicting priorities presented during the school day by addressing unpredictable situations and the changing requirements and needs of students and staff.

• Support the class teacher in order to ensure the delivery of a high‑quality education for all students.
• Support the class teacher to ensure that all relevant education policies and procedures are implemented in full.
• Provide relevant and appropriate support to students, on an individual or group basis, in order to enable them to access the curriculum as independently as possible.
• Promote, in line with Company policies, the physical, educational and moral development of the students.
• Ensure that the available equipment and resources are used, stored and maintained efficiently, reporting any maintenance issues to the appropriate staff.
• Support the class teacher in organising the classroom, its resources, student groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation appropriate for students with SEMH/Complex Needs and ASD.
• Support the teacher to write, update, implement and evaluate documentation relating to the individual student.
• Work collaboratively with the class teacher to adequately plan to ensure the safety of students, in line with risk assessments, while both on and off site.
• Produce appropriate and effective resources/teaching aids at the request of, and following a brief provided by, the class teacher and/or tutor.
• Contribute as a member of the School’s multi‑professional team, ensuring good working relationships with colleagues.
• Contribute to and help implement developments that relate to the School Development Plan.
• Work with and manage challenging behaviour, enabling learners to develop from needing external control, to developing self‑control.
• Make, use and keep records in accordance with Company policies and procedures and standards set by the Regulatory Body.
• Keep up‑to‑date with specified subject area, educational practice and SEND‑related information.
• Safeguard all learners and ensure their safety and wellbeing.
• Liaise with staff from other departments to provide a consistent approach to all aspects of learner education.
• Maintain regular communication and liaison both informally and in meeting times, ensuring a consistent approach to education of learners.

• Ensure that the service operates to agreed budgets and contribute to keeping within these budgets as instructed.
• Exercise vigilance in respect of Health and Safety and promptly report all hazards and/or remedying them where appropriate. Undertake all duties in a manner calculated to minimise or avoid unnecessary risks, personally or to others.
• Report issues and/or incidents relating to staff and students that have arisen in the day promptly to the relevant Line Manager or appropriate person.
• Operate at all times in accordance with Company policies and procedures, with particular reference to Safeguarding, Child Protection, Whistleblowing, Complaints and Representations and Behaviour Policies.
• Participate in training and take responsibility for personal…