HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT (HLTA) (ALTERNATIVE PROVISIONS/INTERVENTIONS & LEARNING ROOM COORDINATOR)

JOB TITLE:  Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) (Alternative Provisions/Interventions & Learning Room Coordinator)

BASED AT:  Samuel Whitbread Academy

SALARY/GRADE RANGE:   NJC Scale 4A Points 11-15 pro rata (FTE £25,979 - £27,803 - actual £22,619 - £24,208)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)

HOURS:  37.00 hours per week  (working Monday to Friday) term-time only (to include five designated staff training days) 

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 10 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate more than 5,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study.  It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce – and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace.  The first five years of BEST has been a real success story – and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.

Samuel Whitbread Academy is searching for a motivated and skilled Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to coordinate our Alternative Provisions/Interventions as well as run our dedicated Learning Room.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting, assessing and planning learning for pupils, encouraging them to develop and achieve. Your duties will include contributing towards learning plans, providing verbal and written feedback, managing behaviour as well as promoting inclusion within the learning environment.

The sucessful candidate will have the ability and willingness to work as part of a large team and offer flexibility in supporting individual children, or small groups, within a classroom setting.

We expect our HLTAs to be passionate in supporting pupils, creating aspirations and helping them to achieve. The ideal applicant would be able to demonstrate consistent behaviour management skills whilst remaining a patient and positive role model to pupils. Excellent communication skills are required to ensure all staff work collaboratively and efficiently to help accelerate pupil's progress to be the 'best they can be.'

This role will involve working closely with the pupils at Samuel Whitbread Academy and you will be engaging in regulated activity with children.

CLOSING DATE: Midnight, Sunday 12th May 2024

INTERVIEW DATE: Wednesday 15th May 2024

For general enquiries about this role, please contact Elle Rees-Rinaldi on 01462 628021 or erees-rinaldi@bestacademies.org.uk

Information about Samuel Whitbread Academy can be found on the school website https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/  

Applications may be made online via the MyNewTerm website, If you would prefer a Word Application Form, one may be obtained by directly emailing Samuel Whitbread Academy via the contact details provided below. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance and two satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Strictly no agencies.