Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTS): Autism ARP

Required for: September 2025

Age range; 11 to 18

Hours: 35 hours per week/44.40 weeks per year

The Caterham Way: Believe, Connect, Innovate, Persevere, Excel

If you have a passion for working with young people with additional needs to help shape a young person's world, and a commitment to work with all ages and abilities, we would like to meet you.

This is an excellent opportunity for a bright and innovative individual to join our Autism Resource at Caterham High (ARCH) team, where we strive to achieve aspirational outcomes and provision for our children and young people, set within a culture of inclusion and high expectations.

We are a highly inclusive, community focused school where children are at the forefront of everything that we do. This is an exciting opportunity to be a member of our specialist provision which opened in September 2023. The provision, which sits within our mainstream secondary setting, will be at capacity from this September.

An exciting part of this role is the development of provision at all key stages including KS5. We have a an inclusive sixth form as well as provision for KS3 and KS4 students. You will be responsible for supporting the teaching of specific programmes for the children and young people, delivering a bespoke and individualised curriculum. This will cover National Curriculum subjects (for KS3/4 students) and Study Programmes (Post-16) as well as specific interventions and approaches that are mentioned on pupils' EHCP.

You will be calm, engaging, resilient, enjoy working as part of a team, and be genuinely motivated by helping every child to reach their potential. You will be good at forging good professional relationships with all members of the community that you work with at Caterham High.

"Pupils at Caterham High School belong to a caring community. Staff encourage pupils to believe in themselves and persevere in pursuit of their ambitions." Ofsted "Good" June 2022 We are a community school that serves a richly diverse area of East London, with many ethnic groups and languages represented. We have good facilities, including sports facilities, and opportunities to support students across the age ranges. Our students are well behaved, polite and friendly. We enjoy excellent relationships between students and staff.

We are committed to staff development including leadership opportunities. There are lots of opportunities at the school to develop your professional profile and experiences. We close early to students every second Friday to support professional learning. We take pride in supporting colleagues' well-being. There are staff activities, and free access to our fitness suite, swimming pool and free parking. Our staff are well known to be friendly and welcoming.

The Access and Inclusion Department boast a successful Deaf provision, where resourcing is shared across Access and Inclusion. We have rooms dedicated to small group learning and a dedicated 'Zen Den' specifically focusing on the social emotional and mental health needs of our children.

We warmly welcome an informal telephone conversation prior to application. You are encouraged to read our most recent Ofsted report and visit the website to find out information about Caterham High School, Ilford.

Are you interested? If so, please see complete an application through the TES or use the application pack and form which are on our website.

Completed application forms should be e-mailed to recruitment@ecaterham.net by 10.00 am Friday 18th July 2025. Please note, the school will assess applications on receipt and may arrange to interview successful applicants before the deadline.

The school has an excellent culture or safeguarding and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Clearance. We endeavour to reply to all applicants but if you have not received a response within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

References may be taken up for shortlisted candidates prior to interview unless you indicate on your application form that you do not wish your current employer to be approached prior to interview.

In accordance with KCSiE, Safer Recruitment Guidelines and Data Protection Guidelines, we reserve the right to use social media as part of our recruitment processes. Further details are available from the LGA guidance note. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact the school.