Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Academic Intervention

Ulverston Victoria High School, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0EB

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Part time: Term Time Only (plus one week of Inset) Monday to Friday (37 hours per week)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,061 to £32,597

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, specialising in literacy, with the view for them to deliver high-quality literacy interventions including phonics. The HLTA will also support complex pupils to achieve their academic intervention through rigorous support of their social, emotional and mental health needs. The HLTA will work under the guidance of the SENCO and the Academic Intervention Team, and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement and design agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom.

The successful candidates will have recent experience of working with young people and hold a relevant NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent.

What the school offers its staff

Ulverston Victoria High School is an exceptional school which is defined equally by its high academic achievements and its warmth and inclusivity. Our students and their teachers work hard, seek to achieve the very highest standards in all they do and are respectful of each other and of their community.

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

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About Ulverston Victoria High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1336 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ulverston Victoria High School website
• Email address: recruitment@uvhs.uk
• Phone number: 01229483900
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ulverston-victoria-high-school

Oversubscribed Secondary Community School with Sixth Form on the edge of the Lake District, Cumbria.

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