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Higher Level Teaching Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Valence School, Westerham

  • Ref:KCC886-7021-119S
  • Posted:06/03/2018
  • Pay:KR6
  • Start Date:May 2018
  • App Close Date:26/03/2018 at 13:00
  • Interviews:w/c 16 April

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Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Independence

Full Time 37 hours per week - Term Time Only - Permanent

Kent Range 6: £19,609 p.a. (£10.16 per hour) plus generous local government pension

As a HLTA for Independence you will provide support for students, the teacher and the school in order to raise standards of achievement for all students by utilising advanced levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes. The role will also involve:

  • leading lessons, assessing work and producing reports in conjunction with the Lead Teacher;
  • developing and preparing resources for learning activities in accordance with lesson plans and in response to student need;
  • complementing the teachers' delivery of the curriculum and contribute to the development of other support staff, students and department strategies
  • developing independence work with students to ensure they meet Education and Healthcare Plan (EHCP) outcomes.

You will have a good general education including GCSE (or equivalent) at grade C or above in English and Maths.  Experience of working in a an educational setting supporting students in the early developmental stages of learning is desirable along with experience of complex physical and medical needs.  However more importantly is a genuine desire to improve the progress of young people with disabilities.

A HLTA qualification is required or a willingness to achieve HLTA status within the first year of appointment.

We offer a supportive, friendly working environment in a country school setting and the chance to make a real and positive impact on the lives of Valence students.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  For safeguarding, references will be taken up before interviews and successful applicants will require and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Information about the school

We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of over 250 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.

Valence School is a supportive environment and a rewarding place to work, and whether working directly with our students or in a school support role, every member of staff participates in enabling our students to learn and to aspire to achieve meaningful independence.

We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust (KsENT), a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools.

The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.

The School always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01959 565046

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.