Higher Level Teaching Assistant Required for Secondary School in West London

About the role:

We're currently looking for an enthusiastic higher level teaching assistant to work full time at a fantastic Secondary School school Hammersmith and Fulham.

Our team has built an excellent reputation in the local area, and we're looking for more high-quality HLTAs to work with these schools to positively impact the progress and attainment of their pupils.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Support for Students
• Assess the needs of students and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support students' learning
• Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
• Develop and implement IEPs
• Support students consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs

Support for Teachers
• Within an agreed system of supervision and within a predetermined lesson framework, teach small groups or whole groups.
• Provide detailed verbal and written feedback on lesson content, student responses to learning activities and student behaviour, to teachers and students.
• Organise and manage appropriate learning environment and resources
• Record progress and achievement in lessons/activities systematically and provide evidence of range and level of progress and attainment.
• Supporting the role of parents in students' learning and contributing to/lead meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback on student progress/achievement etc.
• Administer and assess/mark tests and invigilate exams/tests.

Support for the Curriculum
• Deliver local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy at secondary level and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of students' skills.
• Select and prepare resources necessary to lead learning activities, taking account of students' interests and language and cultural backgrounds.
• Advise on appropriate deployment and use of specialist aid/resources/equipment.

The ideal applicant will have:
• Provide evidence of fulfilling the Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards and or ability and potential to fulfil them within the first 6 months of the role.
• Excellent numeracy/literacy skills - equivalent to at least NVQ Level 2 in English and Maths
• Hold relevant qualifications at A level or equivalent to at least NQF Level 3
• Evidence of specialism in specific curriculum areas or areas of particular learning difficulty
• Some experience of working with Secondary children or in a school
• A real passion for education and improving the attainment of pupils
• Bags of creativity for stimulating and engaging pupils