Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Study SupportRequired for as soon as possible Salary: HC6 (between 31 and 37 hours a week, term time only plus five days) £22,847 to £31,067 (pro rata £19,656 to £26,727)
An exciting opportunity to join our superb Special Educational Needs team and make a real difference to the lives of our students. Whitecross Hereford is seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work in our Study Support base. We are looking for a person who is interested in joining a great school where team work and collaboration lie at the heart of our work to provide an outstanding education for our students. Our resources are some of the best around but it is our people who make our school what it is. If you want to join a staff committed to working together to be the best, supported by a comprehensive leadership and development programme, then we want to hear from you. The Teaching Assistant will join a SEN team who provide a range of support to help our students make the most of their learning. The post will involve assisting students with special educational needs including those with Education Health and Care Plans. Some of the role may involve supporting students with physical care. As a key member of the student services team, the safeguarding of children will understandably be at the heart of the role.
Our students are fantastic; the school is popular and thriving and our belief in the potential of every child underpins everything we do.
We want our students to be supported by people who demonstrate the highest professional standards and who share our passion to provide the best possible education for our students. The successful candidate will be organised, methodical, a great communicator and able to build strong relationships with students and their families.
Please visit our school website to find out more about our school and to download an application form. If you would like to see first-hand what we have to offer, informal visits are welcomed.
Whitecross is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of every child. The advertised post involves contact with children and therefore involves regulated activity with children. All such posts will be subject to enhanced safeguarding checks. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The school will undertake online checks of shortlisted candidates in accordance with our Privacy Notice for Applicants which is include in our recruitment pack. Successful candidates will be required to follow our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and will also be required to sign a self-disclosure statement. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our website: Whitecross Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Closing date: Thursday 21 November at 3.00pm.