Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Humanities
Heartlands High School
Haringey
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- Expired
- Salary:
- SO1 £29766 to £30708 (pro-rata) Actual £26,746 to £27,592
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 26 September 2019
Job overview
Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Humanities
Closing Date: 10 a.m. on Thursday 26th September 2019
Salary: SO1 £29766 to £30708 (pro-rata) Actual £26,746 to £27,592
Location: Haringey
Contract type: 36 hours per week (pro-rata), Term Time only
Contract term: Permanent / As soon as possible
We pride ourselves on ensuring that our Higher Level Teaching Assistants gain the right development to ensure successful personal and professional development that they require to progress. We have a proven track record of developing our Higher Level Teaching Assistants and supporting routes into teaching wherever possible. Heartlands High School is a great place to work. We aim to cultivate staff that are passionate about their students and seek to support exciting lessons which engage learners. We encourage teaching that is innovative. Our continuing professional development ensures that staff work together to improve their practice. We empower staff to support both students and other staff through a high expectations culture within the school.
The School is in the heart of Wood Green close to shops, over ground, underground and bus links. You will be joining an energetic and dedicated team of teachers and support staff who are working to provide an excellent education to a group of diverse and rewarding young people.
The successful candidates will be responsible for duties including:
• supporting students with special educational needs (SEN), EMTAG and EAL, or who are gifted and talented, Looked After, vulnerable or underachieving; and to ensure their inclusion in the classroom and school community
• taking a leading role in managing and delivering Literacy support to students
• assisting in the delivery of Humanities
• developing methods of supporting students, both within and outside the mainstream, in achieving success in Humanities at Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four
• developing and leading Humanities learning groups for students with a range of abilities
• building the confidence of students to engage and achieve in the subject
• identifying and developing suitable pathways for students experiencing difficulty in engaging with the curriculum
Please contact our Human Resources department on 0208 826 1230 or send an email to HR@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk if you require any further information or wish to visit the school prior to application.
Closing date by 10 a.m. on Thursday 26th September 2019. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th October 2019.
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted by the School.
Heartlands High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete a DBS check. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population
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About Heartlands High School
Our amazing school is looking for people with high aspirations, the desire to achieve and succeed – both for themselves and the students, but also for the community and their colleagues. This means we’re looking for creative thinkers, inspiring individuals and team players.
Part of SEARCH Education Trust, Heartlands High School is located within Wood Green, Haringey. We opened as a new school in September 2010 in state-of–the-art facilities. We are now oversubscribed and a first choice school for parents and students in the local community. Our intake is diverse and is a real reflection of the community that we serve. Our aspirations for this community are high and we want our students to have access to the very best education.
Our vision for the school is simple. We want our students to obtain a commitment to learning through achieving outstanding learning, outstanding partnerships and an outstanding ethos. We expect our students to achieve higher than the national average results and we support them in getting there.
The ethos within the school is consistently recognized as a strength, supported through SEARCH. We teach our students that school matters, that the effort is essential, that achievement will carry them forward, that active citizenship matters and that none of this can be achieved without the highest of aspirations.
SEARCH staff are rewarded through access to a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to;
- Continuous professional development
- Teacher training programme (Early Career Teacher/Teach First /Schools Direct /Apprentice)
- Leadership programmes
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- GP helpline service
- Season ticket loans
- Generous annual leave
- Benefits/ discounts platform
- Health and Wellbeing events/ resources
- Access to onsite fitness sessions
- Flexible working options
- Family Friendly Policies
- Employer pension contribution
If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, then we look forward to receiving your application.
Support and development:
At Heartlands, we use School IP to track and support training and ongoing CPD. Depending on your need and level of experience, you will be placed on a training pathway.
The CPD plan is released in September each year and includes a range of internal training sessions before and after school as well as on inset days.
Examples of supported external training:
• NPQSL
• NPQML
• NPQH
• Outstanding Teacher Programme
• Developing Teacher Programme
• Exam Moderation Training.
Please review our website and twitter feed for all the latest news and views from HHS including our relevant policies including Safeguarding and child protection as well as data and privacy statements https://heartlands.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/policies/
Heartlands High School, Part of SEARCH Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
NOTE: It is an offence to apply for a role if the person is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. (Legislation.gov.uk - section 7(1)(a) of the SVGA 2006)
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