Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Specialist Resource Provision)

Salary Scale D6-10  £21,245 - £22,562pa (FTE £27,438 - £29,139pa)

32.5 hours per week (Term time only)

Start Date: 1st September 2024

Do you want to work in a team that makes a difference to young people? This role is ideal for someone who wants to work with young people or for someone who would like to embark on various related careers, including teaching at either secondary or primary level, educational psychology, charity work, social work and numerous others. Many of our previous post holders have utilised the post to develop experience in the education sector before progressing to PGCE courses, educational psychology courses and working with educational charities. 

The successful candidate will work alongside and under the guidance of the SRP Lead and will be required to support small groups and deliver specialist interventions. This exciting and rewarding role requires someone who is patient, flexible, adaptable, a team player and who is also able to show initiative, both in the class situation and with groups/individuals. Opportunities abound for professional development, including training in specific aspects of SEND such as speech, language and communication needs, deafness, selective mutism, working memory and more.

Coombe Boys’ School is an over subscribed, single-sex, multi-ethnic, secondary school which shares a sixth form with its sister school, Coombe Girls’ School. The school is part of the Coombe Academy Trust which incorporates two secondary and three primary schools. Many aspects of the successful candidate’s work will involve working in partnership with the other schools which presents many opportunities to develop professional experience and skills.

At Coombe Boys' School, we are fully committed to the ethos enshrined in our strapline: ‘Preparing you for a world of opportunity’. We are passionate about providing learners with opportunities that they would never have had before. We aim to fire the imagination and develop an aspiration and a work ethic that will enable all learners to achieve their ambitions.

If you feel inspired by and share these values, we look forward to meeting you!

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU: 

• An exciting job in an outstanding multi academy trust.           
• Fantastic support from your line managers and the Senior Leadership Team.           
• A guaranteed CPD plan which is tailored to individual requirements.           
• Excellent location with fast rail and bus links to London and the surrounding area.           
• Free on site parking.           
• Local Government Pension Scheme.           
• Employee benefits such as cycle to work scheme and retail discounts.           
• Access to an Employee Wellbeing Programme including counselling and mentoring.           
• An enthusiastic Staff Association.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL: 

• Place the learner at the centre of everything they do.           
• Be able to work effectively as a member of a team.           
• Have a calm and approachable disposition when dealing with students and staff.           
• Be well organised and efficient; keeping to deadlines and encouraging others to do so.           
• A willingness to learn to effectively use Google Classroom and related systems.           
• Have high personal standards and the ability to motivate others to sustain those standards.

Closing date: 10am, Monday 27th May 2024

NO AGENCIES

NO CVs

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure

An online search will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates.

‘This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment’