Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mudeford Community Infants' School, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3HH16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 28.75 hours per week term time Monday - Friday 8.45am - 3pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 22/7/26
Pay scale
- BCP Band F SCP 12 - 17 (£14.82- £16.08)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Experience of working with children in an educational environment
- Experience of working with children who have a variety of educational needs
- HLTA qualification (or be working towards one)
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent evaluation and monitoring skills
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to respond sensitively and flexibly to competing demands from children
- Ability to support children with Special Educational Needs
- Ability to engage children in creative and innovative play
- See Job description and Job specification for further information
What the school offers its staff
- Inclusive and enthusiastic team
- Training and development opportunities
- Active interest in staff wellbeing
Further information about the job
- Work in an extended role as part of a team of Teachers, other Teaching Assistants and other professionals, under the general direction of the Headteacher.
Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) are members of a multi-disciplinary team working under the supervision and general direction of a qualified teacher.
They are able to:
a) Contribute to a wide range of teaching and learning activities.
b) Assist and support the work of qualified teachers with individual children’s, small groups and whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present.
- A key part of this role will be delivering whole class lessons as guided by the teacher
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From 1 December 2025,our refreshed Pay and Reward package comes into effect, bringing a new approach to how we recognise and reward roles across the Council. This means the salary for this role will be changing. The pay range for this role will be an hourly rate of £16.35– £18.85 from 1 December 2025.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Mudeford Community Infants School is committed to equal opportunities.
Applying for the job
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About Mudeford Community Infants' School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 181 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mudeford Community Infants' School website
- Email address
- athacker@mudefordinf.dorset.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01202488142
Here at Mudeford Community Infants school we are a dedicated, friendly and supportive team whose core purpose is to ensure our children are happy and confident learners.
Arranging a visit to Mudeford Community Infants' School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email athacker@mudefordinf.dorset.sch.uk.
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