Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Westfield School is looking to appoint a HLTA to work within our Inclusion team for a fixed period of time. The successful candidate will lead and support within the following areas: management of the Inclusion area, parental contact /meetings and implementation of systems and process with regard to student learning profiles and support plans. There will be other areas the postholder will lead/support (For example Social Skills, Reading Interventions, Speech and Language) in consultation with the successful candidate. You will need to be well organised, energetic, creative, inspiring, and enjoy working with young people eager to fulfil their potential.

We are looking for:

• An existing enthusiastic and innovative Higher Level Teaching Assistant or someone with the potential to be one.
• Someone with exciting ideas who can build on existing good practice.
• An individual with good literacy/numeracy skills with a friendly, outgoing and flexible approach.
• An individual with an inclusive approach to education The successful candidate will have a genuine desire to improve the life chances and academic outcomes of young people. Candidates must have strong communication skills and be flexible, resilient, and nurturing towards students.

This role requires candidates to have GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). The successful candidate will be expected to provide evidence of their GCSE certificates.