Higher Level Teaching Assistant New

Are you an experienced Higher Level teaching assistant ready for your next challenge?

Do you have experience with Neurodiverse pupils and have a strong desire to make a difference to their lives?

Create Education are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join a team in East London that work with neurodiverse young people ages 11 – 19 with complex profiles. All of the pupils have educational health and care plans typically with a diagnosis of SEMH, ASD and associated conditions. The aim is to provide an environment where pupils can grow and develop socially, emotionally and academically. All pupils are encouraged to find ad express their creativity and are supported to achieve awards alongside the more traditional academic subjects.

As a higher-level teaching assistant, you will work predominantly as expert support whilst also providing a range of cover and teaching across the schools services which could include: planned coverage of a class, planned coverage of support, unplanned short term coverage, specialist teaching due to expertise, regular interventions and supporting transitional periods. You will need to have a strong understanding of SEN, Neurodiversity and child development and be ready to work in a child focused way. It is of high importance that you support, encourage and motivate pupils to reach their full potential and align with the school’s ethos and values.

Job Details – HLTA – East London

• Planned coverage of a class in place of their usual teacher or group coordinator
• Planned coverage of support, in place of a Class Teaching Assistant (TA), or Additional Support TA to help regulate pupils who require one-to-one support
• Inplanned short-term coverage of a role
• Planned specialist teaching due to expertise of a subject
• Supporting transition periods and external trips
• Regular interventions for a caseload of pupils

• Understanding of Special Educational Needs
• Ability to work in a child focused way
• Ability to deliver teaching to classes based on pre-determined lesson plans as well as work with small groups of individual pupils
• Effective communication skills
• Outstanding listening skills
• Ability to recognise and understand young people’s needs
• Reflect on your own practice and to always seek self-improvement
• Good organisational skills, ability to plan, manage and prioritise workload.
• Ability to develop constructive and appropriate relationships with pupils