Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Astley Community High School

Elsdon Avenue

Seaton Delaval

Tyne and Wear

NE25 0BP 

0191 237 1505

Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Band 5, SCP 12 to 17 £27,711 to £30,060 (£18,989 to £20,598 actual)

Permanent, Part Time

30 hours per week, term time plus 1 day

Small enough to care, big enough to make a positive impact   

Are you passionate about inclusive education and supporting students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our SEN team in our Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP). The ARP provides support for young people with an EHCP for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or related diagnoses, as well as some students with social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.

As part of this dynamic new role, you will work closely with the SENDCo and ARP Lead to provide tailored support and intervention for our students, helping them to thrive in both mainstream and ARP settings. Our students attend mainstream lessons for the majority of their timetable and use the ARP for specific interventions, making this role a crucial part of their educational journey.

Across Astley Community High School and Whytrig Middle School we have a very experienced and dedicated team of Learning Support Assistants who work closely with all staff to ensure the best outcomes for our more vulnerable and SEN children.  The team is coordinated on a day-to-day basis by an experienced Assistant SENDCo and SENDCo.

We have ​excellent facilities in terms of SEN teaching and intervention rooms and an extensive range of intervention programmes to cater for the individual needs of our SEN students.  The team has a regular time slot one evening per week where professional development takes place in the form of training sessions, team meetings or individual planning/work time in order to constantly improve the service we provide for the young people in our care.

We strive for the best outcomes for all our students. We are a small school with a strong sense of community, and we believe that every child should have the opportunity to succeed in all aspects of school life. With our ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and a focus on continual improvement, we are dedicated to ensuring the very best educational experience for our students.

Staff are able to fully get to know the students in both an academic and pastoral sense. Behaviour across the schools is good with the vast majority of students putting into practice our behaviour expectations of being ready, respectful and safe on a daily basis.

Visits to the school are also warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Kath Lennon, Assistant Headteacher – SEN & Disadvantaged on 0191 2371505 or email vacancies@svf.org.uk to make an appointment.