Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
Resourced Provisions Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA).
GRADE: Band 8 Scale points 17-22 (pro rata)
TTO + 5 days (39 weeks) 35 hours per week
The staff in the resourced provisions teams will be centrally employed by Bradford Council Childrens’ Services subject to their terms and conditions and deployed to the provisions, which will be co-located in mainstream schools across the district.
Vacancy Information
Exciting new opportunities to make a difference to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities across the Bradford District.
Bradford Council is expanding the provision it makes for children and young people with SEND across Bradford District. We are establishing a number of Specialist Resourced Provisions with places for children and young people with SEND. There will be a number of these to meet the needs of CYP with Autism and a number to meet the needs of CYP with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs.
We are seeking to recruit a number of exceptional, experienced Autism and SEMH HLTAs to support our children and young people in the new resourced provisions based in primary and secondary schools across the district.
The successful HLTA would have:
- A minimum of 2 years experience of working within an educational setting with pupils with SEND particularly ASD and/or SEMH , with an age range of children appropriate to the role i.e. statutory school age.
- Experience of the EHCP process including supporting with the annual review process and planning activities to meet the needs and outcomes of children with an EHCP with the needs of communication and interaction including autism and/or SEMH.
- Experience of assessment, planning, preparation and delivering learning
- Experience of supporting and delivering interventions or programmes of work for pupils with ASD and/or SEMH
The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.
The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.
If you would like an informal discussion about any of these posts then please contact Leena Claypole BSM for LA Led Resourced Provisions on email leena.claypole@bradford.gov.uk
Its rolling recruitment so we will interview as soon as we can so please apply promptly.
Closing Date: 12 Noon, Sunday 7th January 2024
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check and safer recruitment processes are followed for all vacancies, including relevant checks for shortlisted candidates.
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