Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Avenue Centre for Education, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3NJ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Luton NJC L6 plus pension benefits. Minimum 33 hours, term time plus 1 week (INSET Days), Monday to Friday
• Additional allowances:

  Luton NJC L6 plus pension benefits. Minimum 33 hours, term time plus 1 week (INSET Days), Monday to Friday

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking a professional, committed and highly skilled individual to lead our admission and assessment hub, PACE. This Higher-Level Teaching Assistant position is supported by a teaching assistant, the Assistant Headteacher, and the Manager of Safeguarding and PACE. The working hours will be 33 hours per week (Monday to Friday), term time only plus 1 week (INSET days) on a permanent contract. We are willing to negotiate the working hours with the successful candidate.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience supporting children who have experienced difficulties in education, an understanding of the reasons why this may be the case and and how to start the process of personal growth. In this role you will be required to support small groups of learners delivering sessions which help them to integrate into their future educational provision. You will be focussed on ensuring that you are providing the best experience and care possible for the students.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the key skills and experience that are required for this role.

ACE can offer the successful candidate the support from staff, parents and members (governors) who are enthusiastic, caring and committed to working as a team to achieve the best journey for our students at ACE. You will have the opportunity to develop new skills through guidance and support of the Senior Leadership Team. You will be able to enhance your career by enrolling on the school’s numerous training and CPD schemes that effectively progress the knowledge and skill set of our staff team.

Please ensure that your application addresses all areas of the Job Description and Person Specification. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found. Applicants for this public facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Applicants for this public facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

CV's will not be accepted for any posts based in school.

Safeguarding Statement:

ACE is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding. A satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check is required as a condition of employment. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted on shortlisted candidates to identify anything that may need further exploration with candidates. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Equal Opportunities Statement:

At the Avenue Centre we believe that all individuals are of equal value and we are committed to equal opportunities for all. All people who work and study in the school have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, class, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this vacancy.

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 Avenue Centre for Education

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 77 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Avenue Centre for Education website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/avenue-centre-for-education

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