Higher Level Teaching Assistant
The Heys School
Prestwich
- £22,149.45 - £23,608.24 per year
- Salary:
- Grade 7, scale points 7 – 11: £22,149.45 to £23,608.24 (£25,584 to £27,269 FTE)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
The Heys School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative, and passionate Higher Level Teaching Assistant with responsibility for EAL to join our friendly and supportive Special Educational Needs Department.
31 hours per week, Term Time plus 3 days
Salary: Grade 7, scale points 7 – 11: £22,149.45 to £23,608.24 (£25,584 to £27,269 FTE)
Deadline: 6th December 2024
Interview dates to be confirmed
Acting under the direction of the school's SENCO, the successful candidates will provide special educational need support to staff and pupils and will work teachers to prepare resources for the lessons such as differentiated worksheets & for EAL interventions and inductions.
Applicants should be creative and forward thinking and have the drive and motivation to support the further development of the department and the school.
What we are looking for:
· Experience of working with children/young adults.
· High levels of commitment and enthusiasm.
· Initiative, flexibility, and ability to work independently.
· Calm under pressure.
· Punctual and reliable.
You will be joining a committed team of staff, who work with enthusiastic and positive students, who are keen to learn. The school is on an exciting journey as they work in partnership with The Rowan Learning Trust.
Employees of The Heys School have a responsibility for and must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.
Please complete the application form, paying particular attention to the job description and a supporting statement of no more than two sides of A4 outlining why you are interested in the opportunity and how your application addresses the requirements for the role.
The short listing will take into account how you have demonstrated that your abilities match the skills and experience detailed in that document.
Please email s.bramah@theheys.school for a copy of the recruitment pack or for any further information.
Head Teacher: Mr P McKendrick
If you have not been contacted within the timescales outlined above, we regret that you will not have been offered an interview on this occasion and feedback from applications is not provided.
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About The Heys School
We are a smaller than average school with a family feel. We know our students’ well and do all we can to ensure they have every opportunity to make the most of themselves and maximise their potential, to be the best they can be, every day.
At The Heys School, we focus on students’ academic progress and believe that it is important to develop the child as a whole. We offer several different pathways to support our students and work with a number of local providers to ensure they have every opportunity available to them. We are passionate about developing well rounded students who have a clear focus on their future goals.
The Heys School is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn and our students always see this as a strength of the school. Our students believe that at the Heys everyone is treated equally.
We have a clear focus on ensuring that our students make good and sustained progress, regardless of their starting point. We are so proud of the amazing things that our students achieve every day, and we are constantly looking for new ways to celebrate their successes.
We believe that education is a journey, and we are committed to ensuring every student has the skills to meet the obstacles they face head on. We believe in the importance of grit, perseverance, and resilience and of showing our pupils the value of getting back up and trying again if they don’t succeed the first-time round.
In the Heys family we value determination, respect and above all kindness. We are looking for committed staff who value the sense of family and are determined to support our pupils in any way they can.
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