HLTA, Conwy

Job Description

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

The HLTA role adds further support to those teaching in a classroom environment. The post is more senior than a teaching assistant, and comes with added responsibilities.

A HTLA may be required to teach classes on their own at times, or cover planned absences to allow teaching staff to plan and mark.

To become a HLTA you must have experience as a teaching assistant. You will also need the support of your school and senior staff.

As an HLTA you’ll be expected to:

• Meet HLTA standards or equivalent qualification or experience

• Hold relevant qualifications at Level 3 minimum

• Demonstrate numeracy and literacy skills to GCSE (A-C) or L2 equivalent

• Have a minimum of two years’ experience in a teaching assistant role

Typical duties of a HLTA include:

• Teaching small groups of students

• Offering cover supervision in teacher absence

• Organising classroom activities – planning and setting out resource

• Providing verbal and written feedback on classroom sessions to teaching staff

• Promoting the inclusion of all pupils in a learning environment

• Working with teaching staff to evaluate pupils’ learning progress

• Contributing to observation and assessment in classroom environments

Benefits of working with New Directions:

• A dedicated and expert Account Manager

• Regular and varied supply work

• Competitive rates of pay

• Potential long-term roles

• Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)

• A network of branches across the UK

• One of the preferred suppliers to all 22 local authorities in Wales under the All Wales Framework Agreement

• We are the major teaching supply agency for Welsh speaking teachers across Wales

• Recommend-a-friend scheme

• Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.