Aspiring clinical psychologist HLTA

Academics Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Aspiring Clinical Psychologist HLTA - Education and Training

Dorking, Surrey

Aspiring Clinical Psychologist HLTA for a secondary/post 16 learning centre for young people with Autism and associated communication and trauma needs, based in the heart of the community in Dorking. The school features a brand new state-of-the-art conversion with fit-for-purpose facilities that meet the individual needs of the pupils. This is an exciting time to join as the school has close links with other schools in the community and is part of a larger group of specialist school settings.

The purpose of the HLTA role is to embed the Gatsby Good Careers Benchmarks into the school, ensuring that all students are prepared for the next stage in their education, employment, or training.

Hours and Salary

* 40 hours per week, term time only, 8.30am-4.30pm, with flexibility required to work until 5pm one day a week for staff training and meetings.
* £24,652-£26,904 per annum (actual salary) – depending on experience.

Responsibilities

1. Ensure that every student has appropriate careers guidance from Year 7 and above, escalating to include external careers advice from the end of Key Stage 3.
2. Work with The Careers and Enterprise Company to track and review the school’s progress towards the Gatsby Benchmarks, including using the ‘Compass’ tool.
3. Lead the school’s careers programme.
4. Report termly and annually to Governors on the school’s progress towards the eight Gatsby benchmarks of good careers provision.
5. Ensure student encounters with a broad range of local employers and employees, locally and nationally.
6. Lead additional programmes to ensure that students can confidently apply and interview for their first role and support them in overcoming challenges in their first role (Applications, CVs, interview techniques, conflict at work, appropriate vocabulary for predictable conversations in the workplace).

Requirements

1. The Higher Level Teaching Assistant Diploma or equivalent Level 4 qualification or demonstrate equivalent skill level.
2. GCSE Maths and English Language qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
3. Career guidance qualification recognized by the CDI is desirable but not essential.
4. Team TEACH Education and Training experience is desirable.
5. A positive, proactive attitude with a genuine desire to work with students that have additional learning and behavioral needs.

Apply here or call Georgina on 01483 362 823 for more details.