Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Bassett Green Primary School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 3BZ

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 29.16 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,067-£35,234
• Pay scale: NJC Grade 7

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are YOU committed to supporting children of all abilities to achieve their very best?

Would you like to work in an exciting and inclusive multi-cultural school, with excellent professional development opportunities and a supportive working environment?

Bassett Green Primary School is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team of support staff as we continue our journey of school improvement.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to build relationships with children from a variety of backgrounds, and differentiate work to cater for children with SEN or EAL.
• Be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the children in their class.
• Be an excellent role model, with strong communication and organisational skills
• Have good English and Maths skills

Please note; It is a requirement for all candidates wishing to apply for HLTA status must have, and be able to provide evidence of, level 2 (equivalent to GCSE A*-C grade) qualifications in both maths and English.

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you

• A school ethos where staff, children, parents and families are valued
• An ambitious, forward thinking and supportive team of staff and senior leaders
• A vibrant, multi-cultural working environment
• The chance to be part of an exciting school improvement journey, which will make a real impact and change the life chances of children in our community
• Extensive opportunities for professional development both in-house and across our Co-Operative Trust- Aspire
• A family ethos where everyone’s well-being isimportant, with awellbeing package available to all staff

Further details about the role

Purpose of the job:

• To assist teachers in providing a learning environment that enables all children to access the curriculum and learn to the best of their ability.
• To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities
• To work with and support children with a variety of academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs on a class, group or individual basis

Key accountabilities:

• To assess the needs of pupils and use specialist skills and knowledge to work with individuals or groups of children, as directed by the class teacher and/or SENCo, supporting subjects and learning interventions across the whole curriculum and developing Behaviour Support Plans;
• To establish supportive, caring and secure relationships with the children, promoting respect and self-esteem and a positive, inclusive whole school ethos;
• To provide class teaching cover (both planned and unplanned) using lesson plans prepared by the class teacher;
• To understand and respond to the specific academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs of individuals and groups of children;
• To assist the class teacher/SENCo with the planning, development and delivery of suitable programmes of work for pupils, including those with specific learning needs;
• To select and prepare resources necessary to lead learning activities to support aspects of the curriculum or particular learning outcomes, and to assist and support the children in using them;
• To help, support and motivate the children, encouraging independent learning and enabling learning targets and outcomes to be achieved;
• To monitor and record pupils’ progress, mark work, provide relevant feedback to teachers and contribute to reports to parents where appropriate;
• To provide welfare support to the children, including administering First Aid (dependent on training) and attending to personal hygiene and identified medical needs as required;
• To manage other Teaching Assistants (performance management, training, deployment);
• To assist with general school duties including setting up classrooms, preparing resources, tidying and clearing away, supervision of children during playtimes and supervision of children entering and leaving school premises
• To effectively cover and deliver the planned lessons in the absenceof the teacher

Supporting the school:

At an appropriate level, according to the job role, grade and training received, all employees in the school are expected to:

• Support the aims, values, mission and ethos of the school and participate in a team approach to all aspects of school life.
• Attend and contribute to staff meetings and INSET days as required, and identify areas of personal practice and experience to develop.
• Take appropriate responsibility for safeguarding and children’s welfare and be aware of confidential issues linked to home/child/teacher/school and keep confidences appropriately.
• Be aware of health and safety issues and act in accordance with the school’s Health and Safety Policy.

Other duties:

The post holder may be expected to carry out duties other than those given in the job description where the level of responsibility is similar and he/she has appropriate qualifications or receives appropriate training to carry out these duties.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@bassettgreen.net

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment Brochure Higher Level Teaching Assistant.pdf - 1.87 MB (opens in new tab)

About Bassett Green Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 481 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bassett Green Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@bassettgreen.net
• Phone number: 023 8067 6262
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bassett-green-primary-school

We are a friendly, caring school with high expectations for all our pupils. Our children are encouraged to explore, discover and question through a range of memorable and exciting learning opportunities both within and outside the classroom. The staff endeavour to provide a calm and stimulating environment where good behaviour and mutual respect is modelled by everyone and where everyone is valued.

Our four values are respect, teamwork, resilience and challenge. These underpin everything we do.

Arranging a visit to Bassett Green Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bassettgreen.net.

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