Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Skelton Primary School, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 1YB

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,445.00 - £24,320.00 Annually (Actual) Salary shown above is pro rata, based on an Full Time Equivalent of £27,709 to £30,023 (Grade F, Scale Points 08-13)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We wish to appoint a permanent, enthusiastic and highly motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) for 35 hours per week, term time only basis to join our team at Skelton Primary School to work within our Treetop SEND Provision and potentially cover PPA as and when required.

This exciting role will predominantly involve leading and driving forward our SEND provision with children in KS1 and KS2 and to support their experiences outside of school hours in after school clubs. The successful candidate will be passionate about delivering engaging learning experiences, committed to inclusion and able to build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues. You will be joining a talented and supportive staff team within a high-quality learning environment, where professional collaboration is valued and every child is encouraged to achieve their full potential. We are committed to investing in our staff and offer excellent opportunities for continued professional development (CPD).

Your role as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant is to advance pupils’ learning in a range of classroom settings, including working with individual pupils or groups and whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present, e.g. PPA time or covering short term absence. Activities involve planning, preparing and delivering learning lessons as well as monitoring pupils, assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development, under the direction of the class/subject teacher.

Skelton Primary School is a calm, welcoming and nurturing environment where children are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud of our caring ethos and strong sense of teamwork, and we are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team.

Working hours will include;

• Monday 8.30am - 3.30pm

• Tuesday 8.30am -3.30pm

• Wednesday 8.30am - 4.45pm (To work in the after school provision for additional support)

• Thursday 8.30am - 4.45pm (To work in the after school provision for additional support)

• Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm

What we can offer:

• Experienced and supportive School Leadership Team

• Opportunities for staff to develop through Continuous Professional Development

• Local Government Pension scheme

• Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Free on site parking

Job Details

Hours of Work: 35 Hours per Week, Term Time Only

Position Type: Permanent

Line Manager: Principal

Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place week commencing 12 October 2026.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

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 Skelton Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 106 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Skelton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/skelton-primary-school-york

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