Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Position: Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Bacup, Lancashire

Start date: Monday 15^th April 2024

Contract length: Full-time, initially until October 2024

Teaching Personnel are recruiting on behalf of a Secondary school in Bacup, Lancashire, for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant who has an excellent track record of successfully developing children to their full potential.

This is a rapidly improving all-through school with a passion for learning and the highest aspirations for all of the students, ensuring they are inspired to be leaders in their community and beyond the heart of the local community.

Purpose of the role:

To support and assist teachers as part of a professional team to contribute to raising standards of pupils’ achievement and to undertake a range of teaching and learning activities under the professional direction of a qualified teacher, in line with the school’s policies and procedures.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To help pupils make progress in a range of classroom settings, including, working with individuals, small groups and whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present, e.g. known and unknown teacher absence within the phase or year group.
• To be aware of national frameworks, typical curriculum and teaching methods and expectations in the relevant key stages of phases and make effective use of other learning activities to support the development of pupils’ skills.
• Within an agreed system of supervision, plan challenging teaching and learning objectives and deliver learning activities to pupils, making adjustments according to pupil responses/needs, as appropriate.
• To communicate effectively and sensitively with pupils to support their learning.
• To use ICT effectively to support learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
• To support teachers in selecting and preparing teaching resources that meet pupils’ needs and interests.

The goal is to transform lives; supporting our students to overcome barriers, because we firmly believe that all young people can achieve their full potential. All of the staff aim to inspire students to learn and grow, with a ‘can do’ culture throughout the school. All members of our school are expected to behave with dignity, courtesy and respect.

If you believe you have the necessary qualifications and qualities for this role, we would love to hear from you. Please click the ‘APPLY NOW’ link and a member of the Lancashire Secondary Branch will be in touch to discuss your application further.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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