Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Based at St.John's satellite site)

Fitzwaryn School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual Salary £25,872.03 - £28.010.38 based on 32.5 hours, week Term time only

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Based at St.John's satellite site) job summary

‘..Through Learning To Learn, Pupils Will Access Society....’

Are you ready to grow your career in SEND? We are seeking caring, motivated and enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistants to join our growing team. Whether you are experienced or looking for a rewarding career change, this is a genuine opportunity to support pupils with additional needs to achieve their potential.

Fitzwaryn School is widely recognised as an outstanding provider of education within Oxfordshire for pupils aged 3-19 years whose Special Educational Needs range from Moderate Learning Difficulties through to profound and multiple learning difficulties. Our school is warm, ambitious and highly resourced, offering a supportive, therapeutic environment where staff are encouraged to grow and make a real impact.

What we Offer

• Competitive salary
• Full induction programme and ongoing CPD, including specialist SEN training
• Paid wellbeing days, free flu vaccinations and on-site parking
• Flexible working options (part-time or job share considered)
• Local Government Pension (LGPS)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Refer-a-friend scheme (earn up to £500)
• A strong, therapeutic and supportive school culture

About the Role

• Provide behaviour and pastoral support to pupils with additional needs
• Deliver targeted interventions to improve behaviour, engagement and wellbeing
• Support pupils to access learning and reintegrate following incidents
• Implement behaviour strategies with staff and pastoral teams
• Build positive relationships and act as a trusted adult
• Assist with planning, monitoring and reporting on pupil progress
• Support classroom behaviour and supervise when needed
• Work with parents, staff and external agencies to support outcomes
• Maintain safeguarding, wellbeing and professional standards
• Engage in ongoing training, including HLTA qualification (if required)
• Engage in ongoing professional development, including working towards HLTA qualification (if required)

About You

• GCSE English and maths (Grade 4/C or equivalent)
• HLTA qualification or equivalent, or willingness to complete the qualification within 6 months of starting in the role
• First-Aid training or willingness to complete it
• Strong experience supporting children or young people, ideally in a school or other educational setting
• Confident planning and leading teaching and learning activities (under supervision)
• Calm, patient and emotionally resilient
• Good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Understanding of pupil needs, including SEND
• Ability to support teaching, learning and behaviour effectively
• Calm, resilient and able to manage challenging situations
• Knowledge of safeguarding and commitment to pupil wellbeing

How to Apply

To apply for this rewarding opportunity, please apply online via the link provided. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

To arrange a visit or to find out more, please contact the School Business Manager, on 01235 764504 or email recruitment@fitzwaryn.oxon.sch.uk

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

The Propeller Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

This role involves a high level of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check (including Barred List where applicable) and online searches for publicly available information.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.

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 Fitzwaryn School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 125 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fitzwaryn School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fitzwaryn-school

Fitzwaryn is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people from 3 – 19 years old whose Special Educational Needs range from Moderate Learning Difficulties through to Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.

The school is situated in Wantage, a small but growing market town in Oxfordshire. We have a fantastic, up to the minute, purpose built environment that enables us to deliver an exciting and diverse curriculum for each and every child. We continually strive to further develop our educational offer and in recent times we have added a Horticulture area and a bike track to our outside provision.

The school is organised into 11 classes including provision for EYFS and Post 16. Our dedicated staff team are committed to providing the best possible education for the pupils at the school, grasping every opportunity to provide a rich and diverse curriculum which often takes place outside the classroom. The staff team is committed to further developing their own skills and expertise through the Continuing Professional Development offered at the school. We work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure we are meeting the diverse needs of all of the pupils.

Our vision of ‘through learning to learn, pupils will access society’ underpins all that we do with the aim that all of the pupils who have been with us leave with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully engage in the next stage of their lives and of course with fantastic memories of their time at Fitzwaryn!

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