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Higher Level Teaching Assistant for Trust Internal Additional Provision

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Higher Level Teaching Assistant for Trust Internal Additional Provision

Salary Not Specified

Teaching vacancies, Blowick, Sefton

Part time
Permanent
Onsite working

, 11 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 15ddc2947032423999631cc978d13843

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Full Job Description

This is a potentially career defining role for the right candidate. The Trust are committed in providing a highly ambitious and inclusive provision for our young people that will require candidates who share that vision and can evidence the skill, creativity and commitment to implement this unique provision. The location of the provision will adjoin our Trust office site based at Southport College and will provide unique access to stakeholders committed to supporting this ambitious provision.

Key Relationships

Trust Schools

Key stakeholders

Parents

Role overview
To offer emotional support and wellbeing: offering bespoke, professional support and talking therapies to unpick the challenges and equip students with strategies to support their education and reintegration into school life; close collaboration with all stakeholders will maximise success of support strategies in place

To support curriculum education and academic development: clear and focussed age and stage appropriate curriculum coverage and lessons with subject specialists; a curriculum journey tailored to the needs of students with an initial focus on core subjects. High expectations of academic support, development and progress.

To ensure sustainable reintegration: a programme of reintegration to support phased return back into the main school setting, offering reduced timetables, partial timetables and guided support once back in the main school setting.

Provide consistent support to all pupils, responding appropriately to individual pupil needs.

Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by facility staff and whole-school staff within the provision

Promote self-esteem and independence, employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement

Offer a range of support strategies to help with students' wellbeing and mental health, working alongside all stakeholders.

Assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupil learning

Establish productive working relationships with all pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations

Develop and implement individual learning, pastoral support and reintegration plans

Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement

To maintain appropriate records and track student progress in terms of mental health and wellbeing interventions

Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with Progress Leaders, to support achievement and progress of pupils taking the initiative to develop appropriate multi-agency approaches

To offer advice and support in developing a wide range of strategies to promote students' emotional health and wellbeing

Assist with the planning of opportunities for pupils to learn in out of school contexts, according to school policies and procedures and within working hours

To support and monitor attendance to the provision and identify barriers to attendance

Effectively contribute to the selection and preparation of teaching resources that meet the diversity of pupils' needs and interests

Liaise with Subject Leaders to deliver learning opportunities to students in line with age / stage expectations and the needs of students

Under the direction of teaching staff, agree challenging targets and evaluate and adjust lesson/work plans as appropriate within agreed systems of supervision

Monitor and evaluate pupils' responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against predetermined learning objectives

Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence

Be responsible for keeping and updating records in agreed format with teaching staff, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested

Administer and assess/mark some tests / quizzes and accurately record achievement/progress and invigilate exams/tests

Support a clear framework for pupil discipline, anticipate and manage pupil behaviour constructively, promoting self-control and independence, in line with school policy

To maintain appropriate records and support with the tracking of student's academic progress

Collaborate with Progress and Pastoral Leaders, parents and the SEND team to support reintegration plans for students

Use a range of approaches and strategies to support reintegration.

Create integration plans and follow up with students after their time in the provision

Monitor and evaluate the impact of reintegration.

To work strategically with the team to devise and maintain timetables for students accessing the provision

To meet with students and stakeholders to support smooth transition into the provision

To support attendance of all students allocated to the provision

Comply with service policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection. Report all concerns to the appropriate person (as named in the policy concerned)

To offer advice and support in developing a wide range of strategies to promote students' emotional health and wellbeing

Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

Contribute to the ethos, aims and development/improvement plan of the provision

Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with teachers, to support achievement and progress of pupils taking the initiative to develop appropriate multiagency approaches

Attend and participate in regular meetings as appropriate

To communicate effectively with the parents/carers of students as appropriate.

To communicate and co-operate with external agencies supporting our students and their families.

To follow agreed systems for communications in the school.

To complete student reports and updates according to process.

To offer feedback, support and advice to parents and carers through review procedures and keeping in contact throughout casework.

To contribute to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.

To assist the Line Manager in identifying resource needs and to contribute to the efficient/effective use of physical resources

To co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the School, subject area and the students.

To maintain a positive, safe environment that supports learning in which students feel secure and confident.

Attend and participate in regular meetings as appropriate

Participate in training and other learning activities as required

To undertake relevant and appropriate CPD identified in the Service Development Plan and through performance management

Participate in training and other learning activities as required

To participate fully in the activities of the Trust, to support its distinctive vision and ethos and to encourage all staff and students to follow this example.

To behave, dress and act as a positive role model and representative of the Trust in all situations when liaising with stakeholders and community representatives.

To treat each other courteously and professionally, to take and seek advice and to always be supportive and aware of the needs of colleagues.

To actively engage in personal development as agreed

To comply with the school's Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.