Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Buckinghamshire
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: Primary Teaching and Learning Assistants
Reference: HLTA - Bucks
Salary: £90 - 100 per day + £50 Referral + PAYE
Job Published: 4 months ago

Higher Level Teaching Assistant Wanted

Are you passionate about enhancing children's education? Do you have a HLTA qualification and are looking for your next role? If yes, please read on

Protocol Eduation are working with various schools in Bucks who are looking to appoint a HLTA to cover teacher PPA time as well as take some classes and support the full time class teacher deliver the curricullum.

The role will be varied and interesting and you must have a flexible and adaptable approach to devise strategic ways to support these children achieve their full potential, whilst ensuring it is adapted to meet their individual needs.

The Role:

As a HLTA you will:

  • Under the direction of the class teacher, devise and plan appropriate learning activities for each individual child to ensure they are able to get the most out of their learning
  • Support and report on Pupil's educational progress
  • Cover the class teacher during their PPA time
  • Take small groups of children to enhance learning

The successful applicant will:

  • Deal with situations calmly and sensitively
  • Be creative and ‘think outside of the box’ in their approach to supporting pupils with additional needs
  • Have strong abilities to develop strong and trusting relationships
  • Be a team player and able to work closely with other staff members and third parties
  • Care deeply about pupils academic, emotional, and personal development and have empathy for their individual circumstances 
  • Have a supportive and encouraging attitude, to inspire trust and to motivate students
  • Be able to use their initiative in meeting the needs of the student, depending on their individual communication, and learning skills
  • Have a proven track record of working with young people or vulnerable adults, either on a paid or voluntary basis
  • Have basic IT skills/ understanding

In addition, Protocol Education can offer:

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • FREE continued professional development training (CPD) including Team Teach
  • Ongoing honest, friendly, and professional support from our dedicated team of experts
  • A £50 bonus if you introduce someone new to Protocol Education, as a thank you

If this is an opportunity that excites you, we strongly encourage you to Apply Now!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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