High Level Teaching Assistant

Co-op Academy Brierley, Leeds, LS9 0BA

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  18 October 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  29 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,748 - £31,144

High Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We will be reviewing applications and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is found before the closing date.

Purpose of role: 

This position is primarily based within our semi-formal and formal learning pathways. Should you wish to learn more about the specific responsibilities of the post, please feel free to contact us.

To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for the students and monitoring students and assessing, recording and reporting on students’ achievement, progress and development. Expertise and experience around complex communication needs is essential

Learning activities may take place in a variety of locations dependent upon the needs of the students within the provision and include school, community and home settings. Learning activities may include working in partnership with parents and other agencies to achieve learning objectives for the student and may also include advising and assisting parents/carers to effectively manage behaviours that impact on learning and progress.

For further information such as key accountabilities and person specification, please see the attached Candidate Pack.

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles, and the Ways of Being Co-op.

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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.

About Co-op Academy Brierley

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 16
• Size: 248 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Co-op Academy Brierley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/co-op-academy-brierley

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