Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Salary: £26,000 per year

Higher Level Teaching Assistant/Specialist Teaching Assistant

V-Recruit are excited to be working in partnership with one of the UKs most forward thinking, recognised and respected Multi-Academy Trusts to recruit a Specialist Teaching Assistant/Higher Level Teaching Assistant for a permanent position at a secondary school in Sheffield.

This is a permanent role 

32 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks, plus 5 days)

£26,000Actual Salary, with annual increments plus inflation linked increases

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8am-2.30pm

Free onsite parking

We are seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant, to specialise in supporting students in the maths department, and to work as part of a friendly, well-managed and successful wider inclusion department. Your main duties will be to work with students who require additional support and mentoring to achieve GCSE. This will include working with both individuals and small groups. You will design, lead and monitor the success of student interventions.

Other duties may include:

• Accessing the needs of students and using detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support educational progress and attainment.
• Providing specialist knowledge for students with specific adaptation and equipment needs, advising, sourcing, ordering bespoke resources, creating leaflets and/or written information where necessary.
• Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers with regards to their role in students education and life skills progress, ensuring confidentiality is respected
• Discuss reasons for underperformance with students, through interview
• Liaise regularly with Heads of Departments and Teachers to inform them of progress and provide relevant feedback
• Complete student risk assessments, individual health care plans and personal emergency evacuation plans where necessary

Working as a Teaching Assistant is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the learning of students. The successful candidate needs to be extremely well organised, IT literate and have excellent communication skills both written and verbal. An A2 qualification in Mathematics is desirable as is a qualification in NNEB, NVQ3 or equivalent. Applicants will have English and Maths Grade C or higher, and HLTA qualification is desirable.

The chosen candidate will be personable, confident, and professional and take pride in all aspects of their work. We are looking to recruit someone with energy and enthusiasm who will be able to work as an integral part of a busy and hardworking team. Of course, you will have to have excellent personal skills, as you will be working as part of the wider school staff-body ensuring the safeguarding and quality experience of all 1200 students.

You must have previous experience as a Teaching Assistant but full training/upskilling will be provided to the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will be well supported and will have extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.

In the interests of Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment; Full, enhanced vetting procedures will be strictly followed for all successful applicants, and employment will only be formally offered subject to these checks being satisfied in full.