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School: Holmleigh Park High School

Location: Holmleigh Park, Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL4 0RT

Location: Holmleigh Park, Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL4 0RT

School: Holmleigh Park High School , Model.VacancyDetailsModel.SchoolName, Model.VacancyDetailsModel.SchoolName)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Part Time

Salary: £23,893 - £26,421pa gross

Hours: Part Time

Posted: 8th December 2023

Posted: 8th December 2023

Start Date: As Soon As Possible

Expires: 7th January 2024 11:59 PM

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: As Soon As Possible

Job ID: 1390781

Suitable for: ECT (NQT) Graduates; Other Graduates

Job Reference: Eteach/TA

Thank you for your interest in the role of Teaching Assistant at Holmleigh Park High School.

Holmleigh Park is an ambitious academy located in Tuffley, Gloucester. We believe that all children have limitless potential, and are proud to offer a comprehensive education to all students in our local community.

This job description forms part of the contract of employment of the successful applicant. The appointment is subject to the conditions of employment of Support Staff contained in the School National Joint Council Pay and Conditions document and other current educational and employment legislation.

Main Purposes of the Role:

• To support the SEN department with their responsibility for the development and education of children at Holmleigh Park High School.

• To contribute to the evaluation of the school’s SEN Policy and Inclusion Policy and practice through discussions with relevant staff

• To attend appropriate in-service training provided by the school or local authority

• To attend school team meetings and meetings with external agencies as required and to prepare reports for these meetings, if required

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide in-class support for identified individual SEND students or small groups of SEND students (e.g. 4-5 students), including specialist subject support as appropriate.

• Understanding the needs, outcomes and provision outlined in students’ EHCPs/My Plans and adapting classroom support accordingly

• To develop effective relationships with the parents of SEND students so that progress and provision can be regularly discussed

• Implementing the advice and strategies recommended by other organisations and professionals, such as Advisory Teachers, Educational Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, CAMHS

• Maintaining a working knowledge of the difficulties affecting pupils, such as learning difficulties, dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, visual impairment, speech and language impairment, social interaction difficulties and physical disabilities

• Working with teachers to identify suitable strategies for students experiencing difficulty in accessing aspects of the curriculum

• Supporting students of all abilities in making progress across the curriculum by demonstrating a proactive role in the classroom at all times

• Under the direction of the class teacher, to assist in the management of the whole class through the overt modelling of effective behaviour management techniques.

• Small group intervention, where appropriate

• Under the direction of a class teacher, SENCo or Specialist SEN Teacher, to develop and lead small group work for identified students (e.g. reading schemes, phonics, spelling, numeracy, speech and language and social skills to groups of 4-5 students) and to contribute to the appropriate paperwork for these groups

• To assist in the production of teaching and learning materials for students, including differentiating the materials.

• Using school assessment data to inform support so that help for students is prioritised effectively.

• To provide support, to include personal care, for student(s) experiencing physical or medical difficulties (following training), and physio/transferring of students as appropriate.

• To provide after school support for identified students as part of Key Stage 4 SEND support for GCSE study or for students attending Homework Club.

• Under the direction of Heads of Year/Deputy Heads of Year, contribute to the school’s daily line up routine and Tutor Time Reading Programme.

• To provide regular feedback to the class teacher and to the SENCo or the relevant line manager.

• To use appropriate systems for recording and monitoring of students with behavioural and learning difficulties (e.g. Provision Map)

• Monitoring individual SEN pupils and reporting on progress and support requirements in lessons ahead of SEN reviews or meetings with parents;

• To undertake assessment of students and to provide data to the relevant member(s) of staff for analysis.

• To provide support to identified students undertaking tests/exams to enable them to make full use of their access arrangements.

Safeguarding Statement:

Holmleigh Park High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in line with the DfE guidelines “Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings”.

The school will adhere to the following guidelines:

1. All new staff will be subject to a criminal background check through the Disclosure & Barring Service. This will be an enhanced check for those whose duties include caring for, training or supervising children.

2. All posts at Holmleigh Park High School require an acceptance of the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

3. The selection procedure for all posts will include a consideration of the applicant’s suitability to work with children as well as the post.

4. All applicants must submit a signed application form. This is taken as verification that all statements are true and that the applicant is not in any way disqualified from working with children eg on List 99.

5. Posts at Holmleigh Park High School are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act of 1974, and if necessary a declaration must be made on the application form.

6. The school will seek references on all short listed candidates prior to interview, and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications prior to interviews.

7. Referees should be someone who has had a working or professional relationship with the candidate, and should not be a friend or relative.

8. Referees will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children including any in which the penalty is time expired, and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns and the outcome of that procedure.

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