High Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

St Dominic's School, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DX

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To Be Confirmed

• Closing date

  2 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time only.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade R3 Scale point 17 – R4 Scale point 24. FTE: £28,840 - £31,482 per annum (Actual: £22,294.70 - £24,337.09 per annum), depending on experience.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit HLTA to work with the pupils and students in our Lower and Upper Schools. Working alongside teachers, therapists and other support staff, you will provide support to groups and individuals. You will take responsibility for classroom assistance working with class teachers to in order to help promote effective teaching and learning for pupils and students. Support and supervise pupils and students throughout the school day whilst promoting independence, self-esteem, and social inclusion. You will provide support to pupils and students, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement.

What the school offers its staff

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Benefits include: Free car parking, lunch provided on site, and Employee Assistance Programme.

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

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) JD PS July 2025.pdf - 180 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Dominic's School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 19
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Dominic's School website
• Email address: zpetkova@stdominicsschool.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-dominic-s-school-godalming

St Dominic’s School is a special academy in Surrey and provides outstanding education for pupils and students aged 7-19 typically with a primary diagnosis of Speech Language & Communication Needs and/or Autistic Spectrum Condition. The school is located in Hambledon, close to Witley, Milford, Guildford and Godalming.
We are part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust (OHC&AT), a specialist Trust with 12 Academies and seven College Centres across London, Surrey and Sussex.
At St Dominic’s we believe passionately in a multi-disciplinary, ‘needs led’ approach to meeting each child’s and young person’s needs, resulting in carefully managed groupings, including specialist intervention work from our in house therapeutic team.
The school works closely in partnership with families, referring authorities and external agencies to coordinate the best possible education, care, guidance and support for its pupils and students.

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