Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Bankwood Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S14 1LW

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  6 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,024.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE) Actual, £25,825 - £28,038

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Thank you for your interest in a career at Steel City Schools Partnership.

SCSP has a proven track record of securing transformational change and sustainable school improvement. Our vision is to provide high quality education and deliver the best outcomes for young people within an ethos based on our vision and underpinning aims:

To provide an excellent education for all.

Achieving Excellence Sustaining Excellence Sharing Excellence

Our success is due to our biggest and most valuable asset - our staff team. We have a number of positions available across our academies and we are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to work with us. SCSP can offer you:

• Guidance of a supportive and experienced leadership team who invest in the development of their teams and the Trust
• Free on-site parking
• Access to healthcare and wellbeing services
• Encouragement of further and continued professional development
• Local Government Pension Scheme
  

Bankwood Primary is looking to recruit a HLTA who, alongside the Early Years Lead, will take responsibility for the 2 year old provision.

General expectations

• To plan and teach within the 2 year old provision.
• The activities that are planned / delivered will be for the whole class.
• To be responsible for the direction of other teaching assistants within the 2 year old provision

Relevant Qualifications:

• Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience.
• To have an early years qualification meeting the expectations of the Department for Education approved level 3 qualification
• Excellent numeracy/literacy skills - equivalent to NVQ level 2 in English and Maths
• Training in the relevant learning strategies e.g. child development

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Committed to a child centered philosophy
• Have a nurturing approach to all children.
• Able to assess children’s progress and focus upon their next steps
• Responsive to feedback from line managers

The successful applicant must be

• Committed to excellence within their work in school and across the partnership
• Able to work as an effective team member
• Flexible to meet the needs of the school.
• Well organised
• Able to communicate with children and adults in a constructive and effective way

For further information and / or to arrange a visit please contact the school on 0114 239 6711

We expect the successful candidate to work within our collaborative spirit and ethos, by building on the successes of the individual schools by working in conjunction with others to raise standards and enhance the outcomes for the pupils, families and communities we serve.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone.

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 Bankwood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 435 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bankwood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bankwood-community-primary-school-sheffield

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