Hours: Mon – Fri, 37 hours per week, 8:15am - 4:15pm Monday - Thursday, 8:15am - 3:45pm Friday
Term Time Only Plus Insets (Maternity Leave Cover)
Start Date: Tuesday 28th April 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 25th March 2025
Bridge Learning Campus currently have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to join the team as a Speech and Language Therapy Higher Learning Teaching Assistant in their Primary School to join the school speech and language team. The role is varied, and we are looking for adaptable, flexible and resourceful individuals able to cope in a high-pressure environment and deal with constantly changing priorities.
Key responsibilities:
- Undertake screenings, directed by the SALT/SENDCO to assess the needs of students and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to develop interventions and strategies to support.
- Provide verbal feedback to students and staff in relation to progress and achievement.
- Within an agreed system of supervision, plan challenging teaching and learning objectives and to evaluate and adjust lessons/work plans as appropriate.
- Monitor and evaluate student responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring activities against pre‐determined learning objectives.
- Provide objective and accurate feedback and written reports as required on student achievement, progress and other matters ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence; this can include contributions to EHCPs, Pupil Passports, Annual Reviews and Pupil Learning Plans.
- Maintain accurate records of support.
- Deliver training and mentoring for other support staff as appropriate under the direction of the SALT/SENDCO.
- Hold regular team meetings with other appropriate staff.
- Deliver whole class sessions relating to SALT, e.g. Vocabulary sessions.
- To plan and deliver bespoke learning activities for the child/ren under the guidance of the SENDCO/SALT.
- To deliver the statutory provisions related to a child’s EHCP for communication and interaction, under the guidance of the SENDCO/SALT.
- To make a significant contribution for/at meetings with outside professionals linked to a child’s EHCP; for example Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Visual Impairment Teacher, Teacher of the Deaf.
- To attend and contribute to liaison meetings with SALT for core referrals.
- To provide 1:1 support for assessments for identified children with EHCPs or significant SALT needs.
Job requirements
- HLTA qualification (or be awaiting confirmation of it)
- 5 GCSEs at grade C/Level 4 or above or equivalent including English and Maths
- At least 2 Years’ experience working with children in education.
- Experience working with specific types of SEN
- Ability to undertake a range of teaching activities with confidence, working effectively with individual pupils, groups of pupils and whole classes
- Ability to contribute to assessment and monitoring of pupil progress
Why join us?
As a Speech and Language Therapy Higher Learning Teaching Assistant within Bridge Learning Campus, you’ll be able to build upon your existing skillset within a supportive environment, with professional development, training, and career progression opportunities available.
Safeguarding
Bridge Learning Campus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and the expectation is that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.
It is our policy to obtain references prior to interview.
Fluency Duty
The ability to converse at ease with pupils, parents and other users of the service and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.