Higer Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Harlington Upper School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6NX14 days remaining to apply
Closing date
20 November 2026 at 8am
Date listed
6 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- NJC level 4A, Points 11 – 15 (£29,071 - £31,015) Actual salary for 37 hours: £24,865 - £26,528
Higer Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary
We are recruiting for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our school, in Harlington, Bedfordshire.
The successful applicant will work as part of the Learning Support Team to support the work of teachers in raising the standards of student achievement, and work alongside the SENDCO and Inclusion Manager to plan, co-ordinate and monitor targeted additional provision for a range of students and support with leading the department.
Benefits include school holidays, Local Government Pension Scheme and working in our excellent rural location. The hours are 37 per week, term time only plus five training days:
Monday - Thursday: 6.45am - 3.25pm
Friday: 6.50am - 1.30pm.
Alternatively, a reduction in hours may be considered for the right candidate to start at 7.30am daily.
We are a successful forward thinking Upper School based in a beautiful rural setting in the heart of central Bedfordshire with excellent transport links. We are very lucky to occupy a large site, with lots of green, outside space for our students and staff to enjoy.
We offer staff the opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive community with talented, caring and dedicated colleagues. We have implemented a 1pm Friday school finish time to support staff and student well-being. Please see our Staff Wellbeing Charter for our wider approach to staff well-being.
What makes Harlington Upper School special is the real sense of community that you can see and sense as you walk around the school. Each individual child is important to us, and our expectation is that all our students will develop and grow as young people as they make their journey as part of our community. The quality of teaching is strong, and our staff are talented, caring and dedicated, and we are very proud of our staff and students. Prospective candidates are welcome to contact us for a tour of the school.
Harlington Upper School makes a difference to young people, and we very much look forward to welcoming a new colleague to join our successful team.
No agencies please.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safer Recruitment: Harlington Upper School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts working with children will be subject to the disclosure of criminal records, and identification documents will be required as evidence of identity and right to work in the UK.
Online checks will be completed in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
We do not accept CVs or applications from agencies.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Harlington Upper School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1156 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Based in a unique location, in the heart of rural Bedfordshire, with excellent transport links, we are situated one mile from M1 Junction 12, and within walking distance to a train station with routes to London and the Midlands.
Harlington Upper School is a very special place. We are a high attaining, academic school with outcomes at GCSE and A Level that consistently top the Bedfordshire league tables. We embrace an approach to teaching and learning that combines innovation with established best practice, and equip our young people with the skills, knowledge and qualifications they need to progress successfully beyond their school years.
We believe that every child, no matter their starting point, can succeed if challenged and inspired appropriately, and alongside our academic curriculum, we provide outstanding extracurricular opportunities, enrichment and personal development to provide a truly rounded education for all our young people.
Our expectation that our students are ambitious, altruistic and accountable, ensures that we achieve both excellent academic progress for our students while creating a happy, safe and harmonious environment. We are gifted with a highly motivated and talented staff body; every class is taught by subject specialists who are experts in their field.
Being part of the Pyramid Schools Trust ensures effective collaboration with our local Middle and Lower Schools and provides a seamless transition into Upper School enabling a cohesive, world class, all through education for our students.
Harlington Upper School makes a difference to young people, and we very much look forward to welcoming new colleagues to join our successful team.
Our vacancies can also be viewed on our website: https://www.harlington.org/admissions-join-us/work-for-us/
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