Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Westfield School, Sheffield, S20 1HQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £31,015.00 - £33,673.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 5 SCP 15 - 20 (Actual salary £26,676 - £28,962)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Westfield School is looking to appoint a HLTA to work within our Inclusion team for a fixed period of time. The successful candidate will lead and support within the following areas: management of the Inclusion area, parental contact /meetings and implementation of systems and process with regard to student learning profiles and support plans. There will be other areas the postholder will lead/support (For example Social Skills, Reading Interventions, Speech and Language) in consultation with the successful candidate.

You will need to be well organised, energetic, creative, inspiring, and enjoy working with young people eager to fulfil their potential.

We are looking for:

• An existing enthusiastic and innovative Higher Level Teaching Assistant or someone with the potential to be one.
• Someone with exciting ideas who can build on existing good practice.
• An individual with good literacy/numeracy skills with a friendly, outgoing and flexible approach.
• An individual with an inclusive approach to education

The successful candidate will have a genuine desire to improve the life chances and academic outcomes of young people. Candidates must have strong communication skills and be flexible, resilient, and nurturing towards students.

This role requires candidates to have GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). The successful candidate will be expected to provide evidence of their GCSE certificates.

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

At Chorus Trust we are committed to the Safeguarding of all our pupils, please visit our website to access our Safeguarding & Child Protection policy https://www.chorustrust.org/policies

The Trust will also conduct an online search of the successful candidate in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education advice.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

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 Westfield School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1366 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Westfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-school-sheffield

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