Vacancy
Lead Teaching Assistant (Mental Health & Wellbeing / ELSA)
Permanent Post
31.25 hours per week, term time only
L3 (7-11 £19,554 – £21,166 FTA) unqualified pro rata
L4 (12-17 £21,589 – £23,836 FTA) qualified pro rata
Hilltop is a forward looking, ambitious and passionately child-centred school for children and young people
aged between 2-19 with a range of severe learning difficulties and complex needs.
We are proud to serve our 124 students and families from EYFS through to Key Stage 5.
We put our pupils at the centre of everything we do and we are constantly striving to improve our knowledge, skills and practice.
We have a highly dedicated and hard-working team of professionals.
Hilltop has strong partnerships with other organisations and schools. This includes co-located Early Years Foundation and Key Stage One provision at Maltby Redwood Academy.
At Hilltop, we believe in holistic support for children and families, with a focus on all aspects of a child’s life: their education, their health, and their social needs; we are looking for a Teacher who not only shares these values, but who actively pursues their delivery.
Hilltop are looking to appoint a hardworking and committed colleague.
The post is not class based and will involve working 1:1 and in small groups with students.
You will work as part of the family support team and may need to liaise with other professionals and potentially lead multi-agency meeting linked to an individual students’ needs.
We would support a ‘level 3 TA’ through the Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme
or other relevant qualifications.
If you already have qualifications and or experience the post would start at ‘level 4 TA’ level.
Applicants will also need either a relevant NVQ qualification in supporting teaching and learning or at least 3 years’ experience of supporting teaching and learning in a primary, secondary or special school. Applicants would also need at least GCSE (C or above) or equivalent in Maths and English.
Please express in your application any areas of expertise or interest.
We are seeking:-
• Someone who can lead the work of others and motivate and support colleagues and students’
mental well-being.
• A motivated, excellent practitioner who has a commitment to supporting and developing our work
around the mental health of our children with special educational needs.
• Someone who can organise their own time and be flexible in the hours they work.
• An organised person who has excellent time management skills.
• Someone who can seek advice and support from other professionals including CAMHS.
• A person who can work on their own initiative and also work well as part of a team and lead
the work of others.
• Someone with a good sense of humour and strong determination.
We would consider someone as a part time post as the post could be between 3-5 days a week.
You are encouraged to look round Hilltop School (outside normal school hours due to Coronavirus)
at any of the times below:-
Thursday 2nd July 8:30am or 3:45pm, Monday 6th July at 8:30 or 3:45 Wed 8th July at 8:30 or 3:45 and.
Please contact the headteacher David Burdett via the school office 01709 813386
or dburdett@nexusmat.org to arrange to look round.
Applications should be received by 9am Monday 13th July to abennett@nexusmat.org or by post.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 16th July.
If you are unable to attend the above interview date please advise at application time.
This post involves working with vulnerable children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Further information about this can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service/about
Closing date: 9am Monday 13th July
Interview Date: Thursday 16th July
Permanent Post
31.25 hours per week, term time only
L3 (7-11 £19,554 – £21,166 FTA) unqualified pro rata
L4 (12-17 £21,589 – £23,836 FTA) qualified pro rata
Hilltop is a forward looking, ambitious and passionately child-centred school for children and young people
aged between 2-19 with a range of severe learning difficulties and complex needs.
We are proud to serve our 124 students and families from EYFS through to Key Stage 5.
We put our pupils at the centre of everything we do and we are constantly striving to improve our knowledge, skills and practice.
We have a highly dedicated and hard-working team of professionals.
Hilltop has strong partnerships with other organisations and schools. This includes co-located Early Years Foundation and Key Stage One provision at Maltby Redwood Academy.
At Hilltop, we believe in holistic support for children and families, with a focus on all aspects of a child’s life: their education, their health, and their social needs; we are looking for a Teacher who not only shares these values, but who actively pursues their delivery.
Hilltop are looking to appoint a hardworking and committed colleague.
The post is not class based and will involve working 1:1 and in small groups with students.
You will work as part of the family support team and may need to liaise with other professionals and potentially lead multi-agency meeting linked to an individual students’ needs.
We would support a ‘level 3 TA’ through the Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme
or other relevant qualifications.
If you already have qualifications and or experience the post would start at ‘level 4 TA’ level.
Applicants will also need either a relevant NVQ qualification in supporting teaching and learning or at least 3 years’ experience of supporting teaching and learning in a primary, secondary or special school. Applicants would also need at least GCSE (C or above) or equivalent in Maths and English.
Please express in your application any areas of expertise or interest.
We are seeking:-
• Someone who can lead the work of others and motivate and support colleagues and students’
mental well-being.
• A motivated, excellent practitioner who has a commitment to supporting and developing our work
around the mental health of our children with special educational needs.
• Someone who can organise their own time and be flexible in the hours they work.
• An organised person who has excellent time management skills.
• Someone who can seek advice and support from other professionals including CAMHS.
• A person who can work on their own initiative and also work well as part of a team and lead
the work of others.
• Someone with a good sense of humour and strong determination.
We would consider someone as a part time post as the post could be between 3-5 days a week.
You are encouraged to look round Hilltop School (outside normal school hours due to Coronavirus)
at any of the times below:-
Thursday 2nd July 8:30am or 3:45pm, Monday 6th July at 8:30 or 3:45 Wed 8th July at 8:30 or 3:45 and.
Please contact the headteacher David Burdett via the school office 01709 813386
or dburdett@nexusmat.org to arrange to look round.
Applications should be received by 9am Monday 13th July to abennett@nexusmat.org or by post.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 16th July.
If you are unable to attend the above interview date please advise at application time.
This post involves working with vulnerable children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Further information about this can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service/about
Closing date: 9am Monday 13th July
Interview Date: Thursday 16th July
