Higher Level Teaching Assistant with THRIVE
Higher Level Teaching Assistant with THRIVE
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Overview and Responsibilities
Higher Level Teaching Assistant with THRIVE
Location:Smallfield Surrey
Actual salary: dependant on qualifications Plus 2000 Welcome bonus For HLTA with SEN Experience*
Hourly rate:15.51 16.93 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per weekTerm Time only Start time 8.15am Finish time Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 4.45pm. Thursday 5pm and Friday 4pm
Aurora Redehall School
Part of the Aurora Group Aurora Redehall School in Smallfield Surrey are currently looking to recruit a Higher Level Teaching Assistant with THRIVE. Redehall School supports children aged 611 years with ASD as a primary need in KS1 and KS2.
Aurora Redehall School is linked to Caterham Education Centre they share the same Principal and Head of School however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs.. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately students and staff do cross between sites.
To take a virtual look around our school please click here: Aurora Redehall
Whats in it for you/ Why Should You Apply
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our pupils and their families.
- You are looking for a role where you are given the opportunity to lead lessons and develop your skills to support teaching and learning.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring pupil population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multidisciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to pupil and staff wellbeing and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support develops and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
Pupil Welfare and Safeguarding
- Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the schools policies including safeguarding and PREVENT
- Provide meaningful feedback on pupil behaviour relationships and attitudes.
- Monitor pupils conduct and behaviour throughout the learning process and intervene to resolve highly complex difficult or very challenging issues and to keep records of incidents health behaviour etc. as necessary
- Work with pupils on therapy or care programmes designed and supervised by a therapist/care professional.
Delivering interventions
Plan and deliver individualised programmes of support for children to develop their emotional literacy including:
- Awareness of own and other peoples emotions
- Development of an increased range of emotional vocabulary
- Management of stress grief anxiety anger and conflict
- Development of social interaction and friendship skills
- Promotion of a realistic selfconcept and good selfesteem
- Coping with significant life changes including loss and bereavement
- Developing Resilience skills
Supporting the delivery of therapeutic provision identified within the schools universal and targeted offers.
- To deliver assigned programmes of therapeutic interventions to individual small groups and/or classes modifying and adapting activities as necessary within agreed systems of supervision.
- To provide wholeclass strategies around emotional literacy including working with teachers on positive behaviour support plans ways of developing emotional checkins and a bank of coping strategies
- Select and adapt appropriate resources/methods to facilitate agreed therapeutic activities.
Pupils Attainment and Progress
- Assess record and report on development progress and attainment.
- Assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils learning.
Monitoring and Recording
- Support and update progress against EHCP and shortterm outcomes
- Lead the planning and evaluation of ELSA/THRIVE activities.
- Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
- Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.
- Monitor and record pupil responses and learning achievement drawing any issues which cannot be resolved to the attention of the teacher.
- Ensure that all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents health behaviour etc as necessary.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:
Skills and Qualifications
Skills and Qualifications
- THRIVE qualification or ability to achieve within first 2 years in post
- GCSE pass above C (or 4 in the new GCSE system) in English and Maths
- Level 5 qualification related to the subject area is desirable
- Mental health first aid training desirable
- The Higher Level Teaching Assistant Diploma or equivalent Level 4 qualification or demonstrate equivalent skill level.
Benefits and Additional Information
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments 50 following successful completion of probation and 50 after one year service
- Perkbox offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan Claim back money on services such as dental optical physio and many more.
How to apply:
You can apply online by completing our online application form. For more information on this position please contact Liz on
Successful applicants will be subject to preemployment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are spent unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
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