Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Aurora Redehall School, RH6 9QA

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  9 October 2025

• Closing date

  7 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual annual salary: £27,712 - £30,250

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Smallfield, Surrey

Actual annual salary: £27,712 - £30,250 dependant on qualifications Plus £2000 Welcome bonus For HLTA with SEN Experience*

Hourly rate: £15.51 - £16.93 per hour

Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only - Start time 8.15am - Finish time Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 4.45pm. Tuesday 5pm and Friday 4pm

Aurora Redehall School, Smallfield, Surrey

Part of the Aurora Group

Aurora Redehall School supports pupils aged 6–11 with communication difficulties linked to Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. We’re seeking a passionate HLTA to join our speech, language and communication needs class, helping deliver a broad, creative curriculum and supporting pupils to reach their full potential.

Why Join Us?

• Lead lessons and support teaching and learning.
• Share your skills in areas like food tech, PE, or phonics.
• Work with a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.
• Be part of an organisation that invests in staff wellbeing and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safeguard and promote pupil welfare.
• Lead classes in teacher absence.
• Deliver and adapt learning activities.
• Support individual pupil plans and contribute to reviews.

Duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school when required. Please see attached job description.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience supporting children with SLCN.
• GCSE Maths & English (Grade 4 or equivalent)
• HLTA Diploma or Level 4 qualification (or equivalent skills)

What's on offer:

• Life assurance & competitive pension
• * Welcome bonus payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service
• Perkbox discounts & employee assistance programme
• Car lease & bike to work schemes.
• Fully funded training & qualifications
• Health cashback plan (dental, optical, physio & more)

How to apply:

You can apply online by completing our online application form. 

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

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 Aurora Redehall School

• School type: Special school, ages 6 to 19
• School size: 74 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 6 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Aurora Redehall School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aurora-redehall-school

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