Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Salary: NJC Scale 6 (£37,509 - £38,637) Pro-rata

Working Hours: 8.30am - 4.30pm

Year‑Round: No - 39 weeks per year

Permanent: Yes

Start Date: TBC

Purpose of Job

To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing, and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording, and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress, and development.

Responsible for the management and development of a specialist area within the school which could include addressing the needs of pupils who need particular help to overcome barriers of learning. Management of other teaching assistants including allocation and monitoring of work, appraisal, and training.