Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
The Summerhill School
Dudley
- £26,614 - £26,615 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Grade 7 Point 18 (£26614.81 actual salary)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 5 January 2025
Job overview
HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT (HLTA)
FULL TIME (37 HOURS PER WEEK)
FIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2025
TERM TIME ONLY (39 WEEKS)
GRADE 7 POINT 18 £26614.81 (actual salary)
Start date – As soon as possible
Summerhill is a truly great place to be! It is a vibrant, successful 11-16 community school with outstanding facilities, highly professional staff and students who are simply a joy to teach and have a thirst to learn. Ofsted (May 2024) described the school as “community and togetherness are at the heart of this wonderful school”.
Our results are the best in the Dudley Borough; however, we are so much more than that. The opportunity for students to develop their character, profile and cultural capital is evident in everything that we do. School is founded via the ethos of care and our House system of four Houses, one family. The post-holder will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, driven team who deliver an outstanding provision through engaging lessons and exciting enrichment opportunities.
We are looking to appoint an outstanding HLTA to provide 1:1 support to a year 8 student with severe social communication difficulties, complex learning needs and challenging behaviours, to access the year 8 curriculum. With your compassion and guidance, you will empower our student to learn and reach their highest level of independence, tailored to their complex needs, while preparing them for life beyond school or college. You will be fully supported by a skilled and dedicated team every step of the way.
Our student uses alternative means of communication including Makaton, symbols or communications aids, often using a multi-sensory approach within a classroom. You may also work with some of our students who need personal care.
You need to be determined to drive up standards, have a positive approach and be committed to making a difference. In return you will get to work in an innovative and supportive school. We have an inclusive culture which attracts, welcomes, celebrates, retains and develops fantastic people. We have high expectations for all students and staff and aim to be brilliant in all we do. We are looking for staff who share this vision!
A conversation with Anna Mohamed, SENCO, would be most welcome, please email Anna on amohamed@summerhill.dudley.sch.uk
You should complete an online application form through the WM Jobs website. Online application forms only will be accepted for this vacancy. If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application or have experienced a problem whilst applying for a position, please contact the HR Resourcing Team on 01384 811300 (option 1) or via e-mail to HR Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk. Online facilities for job applications are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.
The above post requires an enhanced disclosure in accordance with the Protection of Children Act 1999. All applications will be considered on receipt, and we reserve the right to close the process prior to the advertised date.
Closing date: Sunday 5th January 2025 (midnight)
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 10th January 2025.
Attached documents
About The Summerhill School
Summerhill School is a mainstream, co-educational, non-denominational, community secondary school for children aged 11-16. It is situated in Kingswinford, outside Dudley in the West Midlands, and there are 1,010 students on its roll.
We are a community school. We have wonderful children, caring and supportive parents and a great team of staff. We have modern, well-equipped facilities and are located within beautiful countryside. We’ve faced some challenges over the last few years, but this is a school that’s improving rapidly in every way. We were visited in April 2019 by an Ofsted inspection team and we’re very pleased that they recognised our improvements and rated us as Good in every category. Since then, our exam results have improved further. Members of our school community can be genuinely proud to be part of Summerhill.
Headteacher
Mr Tim Harris
Vision and values
Every Summerhill student wears the words “Success through Caring” on their uniform, and this philosophy genuinely runs through everything we do. We are very proud of the success we have achieved, but we never forget that this is built on a bedrock of caring.
At Summerhill, our House system is absolutely central to school life. It provides nurturing, challenge, teamwork, and fun for all members of our school, building upon a foundation of supportive relationships, family and British values within a global society. Mature and mutually respectful relationships characterise our community and we strive for excellence in every way as we develop young people in partnership with parents and the wider community.
High Expectations
The values that are instilled into young people during their formative years will stay with them forever. We want to be proud of every single Summerhill student, so we focus on 4 key elements that together spell “CARE”. These will lead to success at school, but also for the rest of our students’ lives:
Courage
• Honesty, integrity, doing the right thing even when it’s difficult
• Trying new experiences
• Being resilient and never giving up
Ambition
• Always aiming to be brilliant and demonstrating self-discipline
• Setting a great example as a role model and helping other people to improve
• Being curious and looking for ways to learn more
Respect
• Respecting differences; standing against prejudice and discrimination
• Caring for our local / global environment
• Working well with a wide range of other people; being a great team player
Effort
• Always being focused and organised
• Taking pride in being smart, meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work
• Having high levels of attendance and punctuality
Summerhill students achieve superb examination results. Our attainment levels have been well above the national average for many years. We are eagerly waiting publication of 2019 national results which we expect to confirm that Summerhill’s progress levels are also now significantly higher than other schools (locally and nationally).
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