Hlta - Forest School

Tadley Court School are recruiting for a HLTA to join our Education team now We are looking for a versatile, resilient and committed person, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages.

**Our benefits include**:

- ** Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme**:

- ** Comprehensive induction**:

- ** Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression**:

- ** Pension scheme**:

- ** Paid for enhanced DBS**:

- ** Wellbeing support**:

- ** Cycle to work scheme and more**

Located in Tadley, Hampshire, Tadley Court School is an independent co-educational school. We support pupils aged 4 to 19 years, who are diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum with associated learning difficulties. Children may also have behaviours that challenge as a result of their communication difficulties and lack of social understanding.

The role of Forest School Leader is to teach and coach our SEN/ ASD students on all outdoor living skills and activities such as gardening, camping, growing vegetables and looking after the outdoor environment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Understand, share and promote the school’s vision, aims and ethos.
- Be responsible for and oversee the day-to-day planning and delivery of Forest school sessions with support from the Deputy Head Teacher (Pastoral)
- Contribute to the positive reputation of the school by engaging with the wider community.
- Work collaboratively with other staff in the school department and supporting whole school events.
- Promote a culture of inclusion within the school community, place explicit value on diversity in all forms and appreciate all views expressed.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people, complying with the school’s safeguarding policy at all times and adhering to all other policies set out by the school.

**We are looking for someone who**:

- Is creative and fun.
- Has the ability to build positive relationships and inspire students.
- Has excellent communication, both written and verbally.
- Has a good understanding of the current statutory and regulatory guidelines related to outdoor learning.
- Can be encouraging and adaptable, so all of our students participate with forest school activities.
- Lead on enrichment qualifications for our students such as ASDAN gardening awards and possible new opportunities.
- Plans a range of age appropriate outdoor activities including games and crafts.
- Maintains accurate records for the external qualifications, assessments and planning cycle.
- Can ensure Health & Safety requirements are met.
- Has a positive approach to behaviour support, viewing all behaviours as communication.

Experience would be desirable but training will be provided.

As part of Aspris Children’s Services we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress

**Resilience **- We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.

**Communication **- Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.

**Organisation **- Strong organisational skills are important to support the class teacher and young people with educational activities

**Caring **- Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.

**Attentive **- No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand them and identify areas where we can support is important.

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
- If you want education to be a _**_job for life_**_, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there._

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.