Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Oakfield House School
Lancashire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2023
Job overview
How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?
Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!
We're on a mission to give our colleagues an amazing work/life balance - because everybody deserves an amazing future
- Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant - HLTA
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
- Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
- Salary: £19,000 per annum dependent on experience
Oakfield House School are going through an exciting period of growth and are looking for HLTA's to join their close-knit team in Salwick.
About our school
Oakfield House School is an outstanding primary school for autistic pupils and those with social, emotional and mental health needs. Our school is a country house built in the 1880's, set in eight acres of beautiful parkland.
We cater for 42 boys and girls aged between 4 – 12 years old and we have been judged as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted.
Our pupils have a range of educational needs including social, emotional, and mental health difficulties which have made it hard for them to cope with mainstream primary schooling. We also provide a unique provision for autistic pupils and those with complex needs in a purpose-built facility attached to the school called The Willows.
Our pupils are divided into six small classes located in our main school building, The Willows and The Pod. We view each pupil as a true individual with their own strengths, aspirations, interests and areas that they need to personally develop.
About the role
Our HLTA's will be responsible, under the direction of the teacher or school leaders to teach specialist parts of the curriculum to individual pupils, small groups or whole classes. To support access to learning for pupils and to provide general support to the teacher or school leaders with regard to the management of pupils in and out of the learning environment.
Experience
- Able to engage appropriately with pupils, adults and develop rapport
- Able to recognise conflict and challenging behaviours with pupils and willing to address behaviours once trained
- Able to engage in a variety of teaching activities to support the teacher and to deliver teaching and learning in your specialist subject
- Already have their HLTA qualification or a willingness to undertake it
- Previous experience working as a Teaching Assistant
- Good numeracy/literacy skills
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Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS and social media checks.
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*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.
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About Oakfield House School
Oakfield House School offers an outstanding & therapeutic educational approach, ensuring pupils who’ve struggled in previous provisions can settle, be happy, and make extraordinary progress in their learning.
The large 19th Century country house is set in eight acres of beautiful parkland where experienced staff provide pupils with innovative opportunities for enjoyment and learning beyond the classrooms, helping children re-engage with their education.
Pupils are grouped in small classes best suited to their needs, and as well as the classrooms in the main house, there is also a separate, well resourced, purpose-built suite of classrooms for pupils who’re on the autistic spectrum and with associated conditions.
The children at Oakfield House have a range of educational needs, including social, emotional and mental health difficulties which have made it hard for them to cope elsewhere.
The school, judged Outstanding in all areas (Ofsted 2015) attracts pupils from across Lancashire and beyond; its location makes it easily accessible from the north-west motorway network.
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