SEN Teaching Assistant

Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant
Salary: £20,191.50 (£23,400 FTE)
Hours of work 37.5 hours, 39 weeks per annum This is an opportunity for a teaching assistant experienced in delivering speech and language interventions to work in a school that has speech and language provision firmly embedded.
This role would involve delivering speech and language interventions such as LEAP, VIP, NIP, Timmy Time and some bespoke interventions. It would also involve creating inclusive resources and assessing children’s speech, language and communication skills in liaison with our HLTA speech and language specialist and our speech and language therapist.
If you would like the opportunity to work in a school that prioritises language development, we can offer a chance to access speech and language training, work closely and receive training and mentoring from our bought in speech and language therapist and Educational Psychologist.
Our pledge to the successful candidate is more pay, more time and more support:
More Pay
- We pay an average of 5% above national scales
- Cash towards medical treatment
- Generous staff discount scheme.
More Time
- At least one personal day a year
More Support
- Great training for your career
- Support for your wellbeing
Benefits We offer in addition to our pledge:
• Positive, happy children who are eager to learn.
• A supportive, forward thinking leadership team and governing body.
• A welcoming and vibrant local community.
• A friendly, hard-working, and committed staff.
• Exceptional support for your continued professional development. The successful candidate will:
• a proven record of good/outstanding practice in education
• high expectations of children’s behaviour and attitudes in learning
• the skills to teach whole classes across the primary age range.
• the ability to work in partnership, communicating effectively with children, parents, staff, and governors
• the ability to inspire and motivate children
• commitment to professionally develop
• experience of a range of inclusive approaches which will allow children with additional needs to enable them to thrive and make progress.
• excellent communication and inter-personal skills and work effectively as part of a team.
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team to achieve excellence. If you have the personal qualities and skills essential to meet the requirements of this post, we look forward to receiving your application. This post is available for one year in the first instance. At High Hazels Academy we value and actively promote the diversity of our workforce. As such we encourage applications from candidates of all ethnicities, and we would also consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working. Safer Recruitment
High Hazels Primary Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. We look forward to hearing from you, if you would like to find out more about the role, please contact the school office on 0114 2442189 to speak to the Director of Inclusion. To apply for the post, please visit and click on the apply now link. The closing time and date for the advert is 8th July 2024 with interviews for successful candidates to take place shortly afterwards.