Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Key Accountabilities:

• Act as a role model and support the development and improvement of individual and site practice.
• To assist the Pastoral Lead to coordinate the effective implementation of the Positive Behaviour Policy.
• To provide rapid response to the school staff when a child is in need of additional support in crises.
• To monitor and report on students in and out of class.
• To provide a physical presence on the school site during the school day, especially during breaks and lunchtime.
• To liaise with parents/carers on behavioural issues.
• To assist the Pastoral Lead with behavioural training to staff and student information through CPD.
• To provide therapeutic support to students who are struggling to engage with classes and staff in cooperation with the clinical team with the aim of re-engagement in class.

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school.

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:  

• Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child/young person first and treat them as an individual
• Proven ability to solve problems quickly and decisively and able to stay calm in a crisis/emergency situation
• Be positive and creative in meeting young people's needs
• Work on your own as well as part of a team
• Work collaboratively with other employees and professionals with good interpersonal skills

Candidates must:

• Hold a HLTA qualification
• Have a good level of written and verbal English and general education as well as IT skills to support our students' learning plus GCSE pass C or above (or 4 in new GCSE system) in English and Maths.
• A relevant professional qualification or the ability to gain a qualification in behaviour management
• Have the empathy and resilience to work with young people some of whom may experience high anxietyand a range of special educational needs.
• Be committed to becoming a neuro-informed and a neuro-affirmative practitioner. That requires continuous engagement in learning and a genuine belief in a neuro-affirmative approach.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search