Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Band G

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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

34.50 Hours Per Week

Term Time Plus 5 INSET Days

Band G

SCP 20-25

£27,107 - £30,239 Actual Salary

Merefield school We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our supportive and inclusive school community. As a HLTA, you will play a vital role in supporting pupils with significant Special Educational Needs (SEN), enabling access to learning and promoting independence. You will work closely with teaching staff to deliver high-quality support, provide PPA cover, and lead learning activities in the absence of the teacher. You will also coordinate and lead extra-curricular activities, including lunchtime and after-school clubs.

What We’re Looking For:

• HLTA qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience of planning and delivering lessons.
• Experience working with children with SEN, including complex needs.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A flexible approach to working and an understanding that each day will be different.
• Commitment to inclusive education and pupil wellbeing.

Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to visit us, meet our team and most importantly, get to know our incredible students. Pre planned tours are available, to organise a tour ahead of application, please contact Gemma Parker, 01704 5771663 or email: g.parker@merefieldschool.co.uk

At Merefield School, we believe that it is every child's entitlement to achieve all that they are capable of achieving. We will strive to create opportunities for all our pupils to shine, to show us what they can do and hopefully to surprise themselves by discovering new talents and abilities. Merefield School is built on shared values of respect, fairness and hard work.

We have the highest possible expectations for all our children and young people and through providing the appropriate care, support and challenge, seek to help every child to meet them.

We want all our pupils to aspire to be the best that they can be and to discover more in themselves than they thought possible. We offer a rich and varied curriculum to cater for the wide variety of interests and needs within the school, which promotes independence, self esteem and achievement for all.

You would be joining the Southport Learning Trust, a family of nine schools which includes six secondary schools and two primary schools in the locality. Schools in our Trust include Birkdale High School, Bedford Primary School, Greenbank High School, Kew Woods Primary School, Maghull High School, Merefield School, Meols Cop High School, Range High School and Stanley High School.

Being part of a Trust would give you the opportunity to share and be involved in developing practice across multiple schools. You would benefit from an excellent Employee Assistance Programme and a commitment to your well-being and professional development.