Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Nest Intervention & Nurture Space Lead

Job Description

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Nest Intervention & Nurture Space Lead

Position start date: As soon as possible

Application close: 16th Octoberat Midday

Date of interviews: w/c 19th October

Hours: 27.915 per week, term time

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our inclusive and nurturing school community. This role involves leading the day-to-day operation of The Nest-a fluid, nurture-based provision designed to support KS1 pupils with significant needs. You will deliver high-quality, targeted interventions and nurture-based continuous provision to prepare pupils for successful transition and integration back into their mainstream classrooms or to a specialist setting.

This role involves close liaison with class teachers to communicate curriculum planning from the classroom and how this can be interpreted into provision through offering intensive interaction, continuous provision tasks and targeted activities for pupils. With supporting staff who you will manage and lead, you will work together to:

· apply intensive interaction strategies

· organise sensory play and circuits

· develop fine and gross motor skills

· progress individually required interventions

· apply speech, language and communication strategies throughout the setting to enable communication for all

· create visuals and organise resources as needed

· respond appropriately to behaviour, health and intimate care needs of pupils throughout the day

· note pupil progress using school's tracker system and feed back to class teachers

· receive and hand over pupils at the start and the end of the day to parents and carers and complete communication journals

Please see the Post-Specific Role Profile for more details and read alongside the job description and person specification.

This is a superb opportunity to join a happy and thriving school where there is an emphasis on wellbeing and joy. Candidates must be supportive of our Christian ethos.

Visits to the school are welcomed for interested candidates - please contact the school office 01245 460107.

Information about the School

We are a joint Anglican and Catholic primary school and applicants should be supportive of our Christian ethos.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.