Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Bearbrook Combined School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 7QP

46 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,114.00 - £31,230.00 Annually (FTE) Range 3 spinal points 16-20

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching & Learning

 Covering classes for PPA or staff absence

 Planning and preparing lessons, interventions and training for other colleagues.

 Teaching pupils according to their educational needs.

 Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils where required.

 Using available assessment data in order to identify gaps in attainment for vulnerable groups, including Pupil Premium children, and to take action in order to close the gaps.

 Maintaining high standards of indoor/outdoor provision including setting up and clearing away.

 Supporting the running of intervention groups and adult-led activities.

 Ensuring all adults are engaged in children’s learning and adhering to plans in place.

Other Duties

 Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any other class or group of pupils assigned.

 Providing guidance and advice to pupils on educational and social matters.

 Making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of pupils.

 Communicating and consulting with parents of pupils.

 Communicating and consulting with persons or bodies outside the school and participating in meetings arranged

for any of the purposes described.

 Participating in arrangements made for appraisal.

 Break and lunch duties

 Reviewing methods of teaching and programmes of work and participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.

 Advising and co-operating with the Head of School, SLT and other teachers on the preparation and development

of courses, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.

 Promoting positive behaviours for learning and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on school premises and engaged in school activities elsewhere.

 Participating in school meetings relating to the curriculum, administration or organisation of the school.

 Supervising and, as far as practicable, teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available to teach.

Administration of Medicines and First Aid

 To provide comfort and support to children and parents during periods of contact and to help promote a general feeling of well-being within the school.

 Managing medicines, ensuring all paperwork is complete and signed by parents, liaising with staff over administration of medicine, liaising with professionals and parents over any medical issues and concerns.

 Ensuring relevant necessary training is booked.

 Administer regular medicine to pupils throughout the school day.

 Assist children if they are unwell and supervise them whilst waiting for parents/carers to collect them from school.

 Administer first aid and undertake necessary First Aid and Managing Medicines training.

Responsibilities

 Be committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people.

 Comply with the policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, equal opportunities, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

 Take appropriate action to identify, evaluate and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the school working environment.

 Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

 Establish constructive relationships and communication with all staff and other agencies/professional.

 Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.

 Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

Confidentiality

 Ensure confidentiality and privacy are of the utmost importance and daily practice adheres to this.

Please note that this list of duties is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. This is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that a HLTA will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by SLT.

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 Bearbrook Combined School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 498 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bearbrook Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bearbrook-combined-school-aylesbury

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