Speech and Language Higher Level Teaching Assistant

About this RoleWe are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Speech and Language HLTA to work alongside our SENCO, teachers and external professionals in supporting pupils with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).The successful candidate will hold a relevant HLTA qualification (or equivalent) together with experience of delivering speech and language interventions. They will play a key role in planning, delivering and evaluating targeted interventions, supporting pupils to develop their communication skills and ensuring they can access learning successfully. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant difference to the lives of children with additional communication needs whilst working as part of a committed and supportive team. If you are passionate about inclusion, communication and helping every child to achieve their full potential, we would love to hear from you. Fairford Academy Barnehurst is a two-form entry primary school within Illuminate Minds Trust. We are committed to providing an inclusive, nurturing and ambitious learning environment where every child is supported to achieve their full potential. Partnership working across the Trust is encouraged and supported. About Our Trust Illuminate Minds Trust is a small but aspirational trust with ambitions to grow and work collaboratively with primary mainstream and SEND schools in order to creatively meet the needs of all pupils in our communities. We are highly inclusive and forward-thinking, believing that every child deserves the best education with the mission statement of “Excellence Every Day” as the golden thread woven through our schools. Illuminate Minds is proud of our schools’ inclusive principles, creative solutions to SEND, our culture of embedded safeguarding and the focus we put on quality CPD, evidence-based research and our coaching culture. We encourage all of our staff to engage in professional development and peer support with the aim of everyone working