Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Westfield School
Location: Bourne End
Overview
“Staff are happy and proud to work at the school. They feel highly valued by leaders and are highly motivated to help pupils achieve their best.” Ofsted Inspection Report February 2024.
Westfield School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
At Westfield School safeguarding and SEND provision is everyone’s responsibility.
Term time only
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 4 £30,361 – 32,594 pro-rata (Actual Salary: £24,146 – 26,362)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Closing date: 23/09/2025
Interviews to be held: 06/10/25 & 09/10/25
About us
Westfield School is a successful primary aged special school for children who experience Communication and Interaction difficulties within the moderate learning difficulties range. We are continuing to expand so that more children can benefit from our provision and are increasing our staffing to support this.
Successful candidates can expect to work in a calm and welcoming environment where positive relationships are central to our ethos and culture and an ongoing programme of training and staff development ensures continued learning for all.
Please see the attached School Information and visit www.westfieldschoolbucks.org for more information.
About the role
We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated HLTAs to join our fantastic Primary team!
Flexibility, humour and willingness to go the extra mile are essential for all staff to ensure a high standard of support for all our pupils.
Please see the attached Job Description for more information.
About you
You will:
• Demonstrate good safeguarding practice and a commitment to fostering children’s well-being and positive mental health
• Be able to build sound, professional relationships with pupils
• Be committed to working with children with SEND
• Have experience of teaching pupils with SEND and enabling progress, you will be able to explain and demonstrate this
• Have a track record of successfully delivering learning opportunities to young people.
• Have knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Condition and support children who display challenging behaviours related to these needs
• Have a passion for developing children’s skills and learning
• Have been involved in recording, developing, analysing and planning next steps for pupil progress
• Be able to work in partnership with families, external agencies and schools
• Be committed to working within a team, promoting exciting and creative learning
Other information
If you would like to find out more about our school, please contact the school office by telephoning 01628 533125 or emailing [email protected]
An application pack is attached below. You can also obtain one by emailing [email protected] or telephoning 01628 533125 or visiting our website www.westfieldschoolbucks.org
Completed applications should be emailed to [email protected] Only applications submitted on the current Buckinghamshire County Council application form will be considered. Please note we do not accept CV’s.
Westfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification, Qualification and Reference checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
