Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Faringdon Community College
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 27 June 2019
Job overview
Required to start September 2019
HLTA (AIM Team)
37 hours per week, Term Time Only
NJC Grade 8 £24,313- £26,999 per annum
(Actual salary in the region £20, 521- £22,788)
Faringdon Community College is looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to work within the Attainment, Inclusion and Mentoring (AIM) team, alongside the Special Education Needs (SEN) Department and Pastoral Team.
The post holder would work alongside school colleagues to support school students that face various challenges, including mental health issues, behavioral difficulties and low self esteem. The role also involves liaison with outside agencies and teaching staff as well as meeting with parents and external parties.
This role may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups in addition to monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting on pupil’s achievement, progress and development.
Key requirements for this role include:
• Experience working with young people;
• Good organisational and communication skills with self-motivation to work well alone, as well as part of a team;
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills;
• Good IT skills;
• Resilience, empathy and sense of humour.
You should have excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to work flexibly, independently and seek out resources as required. You should be able to demonstrate close working with both teaching and non-teaching staff.
Faringdon Community College is part of the Faringdon Academy of Schools, an eight school multi-academy trust, which was established on 1st April 2012.
Please return your completed application form, along with a letter of interest outlining your suitability for the position, by 9am on Friday 28th June to Recruitment@faringdon.academy
Faringdon Academy of Schools is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All successful candidates will be required to undertake a DBS check, and attend safeguarding training as part of their job role.
Closing Date for applications: 9am on 28th June 2019
Interviews for the position will take place w/c 1st July 2019
Attached documents
About Faringdon Community College
Faringdon Community College opened under its current name in 2000, having previously been known as Tollington Secondary Modern School. Located in the town of Faringdon, Oxfordshire, the school provides a co-educational secondary education for students aged 11-18.
In 2012, the school became part of the Faringdon Academy of Schools, alongside seven others. The Faringdon Academy of Schools includes institutions at all stages of children’s education and allows providers in the local area to work more closely together.
Faringdon Community College provides for around 1,500 secondary and sixth-form students.
Headteacher
Phil Bevan
Values and vision
Faringdon Community College considers its ultimate goal to be academic success for pupils. Teachers seek to achieve this by instilling a work ethic and a sense of personal responsibility in students, as well as recognising and harnessing the innate individualism and talents of each young person.
As a part of Faringdon Academy of Schools, the school has strong ties to the local community and seeks to develop connections with local institutions for the benefit of students.
Ofsted report
“There has been a strong focus on raising the quality of teaching and the proportion of good or better lessons is increasing. Most teaching is good and some is outstanding. Excellent relationships between teachers and students, and between students themselves, contribute to a positive atmosphere for learning and there is very good individual support for students in lessons."
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