SGS Create Higher Level Teaching Assistant

SGS Create Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Role Information:

Reference: REQ000956

Location: Stroud Campus

FTE Salary: £25,080.00 - £26,218.62 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)

Actual Salary: Up to £23,110.35

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Term-Time only

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, 41 weeks per year

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Term-Time Only Contracts will incur a salary adjustment if the start date is after 1st September.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme -Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 16%.
• SGS Create teaching staff and corporate staff will be allocated 13 weeks holidays each academic year, only to be taken in line with the school holiday term breaks. Some cover might be needed during term breaks but this will be with prior agreement. A full- time teaching timetable would be 25 hours timetable per week to allow for PPA, over 39 teaching weeks, this will be reduced to reflect any agreed remission allocated for specific roles or responsibilities. All posts will be subject to the Colleges academic employment Terms and Conditions.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union 
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Starbucks Coffee

We have an exciting opportunity for two Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTA) to support our learners and teachers in a brand-new educational setting for 14-16-year-old students located within SGS College’s Stroud Campus.

The setting offers a core academic curriculum along with a vocation of the learner’s choice, aligning with the vocations offered at the centre.

We engage with 14-16 learners who are particularly interested in the creative industries and would benefit from more vocational education as opposed to the standard KS4 curriculum experienced in schools. These learners may currently have become dis-engaged or suffer with anxiety which has led to long-term non-attendance, have mental health concerns, be neuro-diverse or are simply looking for an alternative offer to school.

Our vision is to create an education environment that inspires you to be your best. With an aspirational, supportive and flexible curriculum, for 14-16-year-old learners’ needs at its heart, enabling young people to learn skills, gain qualifications, improve confidence, be creative and respectful of their society and the environment to enable progression to the next step in their education.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To work alongside the SENDCO and teaching staff to manage the personalised education of SGS Create learners.
• To provide support for learners, the teacher and SGS Create in order to raise standards of achievement for all.
• Liaise with professional or specialist support staff involved in the student’s education, include social workers, health visitors, language support staff, speech therapists, educational therapists, educational psychologists and physiotherapists.
• Develop and prepare resources for intervention lessons in accordance with lesson plans and in response to student need.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• A qualification in English/Literacy and Mathematics/Numeracy equivalent to at least level 2 of the National Vocational Qualifications framework
• HLTA qualification – or commitment to achieve SEND qualification
• Prior experience working with children or in an educational setting.
• Experience of delivering English and/or Maths to groups or whole class

Please apply online by: Monday 6th November 2023

Expected Interview Date: Monday 13th November 2023

If you share our vision, we would love to hear from you.

Please email hrservicedesk@sgscol.ac.uk or sgscreate@sgscol.ac.uk if you have any questions.

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.