Higher Level Teaching Assistant
The Linden Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3HJ38 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 25 or asap after
Closing date
1 September 2025 at 8am
Date listed
22 July 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
- £26,709.00 - £28,924.00 Annually (FTE) AS 9-14 FTE £26,709- £28,924 pro rata £21,142-£22,895
Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
The Linden Academy is an exceptional primary school that offers a warm, welcoming, and nurturing learning environment for children aged 4-11.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our dynamic team at The Linden Academy. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the educational and pastoral needs of our students, ensuring continuity of learning during teacher absences, and contributing to the overall development of our school community.
At The Linden Academy, we are passionate about inspiring young minds and ensuring that in everything we do, we are making a positive impact on our student’s lives. Therefore, we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic HLTA who will take pride in supporting students and delivering engaging lessons that set our pupils up to succeed.
The Linden Academy is a school that is dedicated to providing an outstanding education to every child. Our lovely students, hardworking teachers and staff, and supportive parents create a community that is committed to excellence in all areas of education.
It’s incredibly important to us here at The Linden Academy that all our staff feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged, and given adequate opportunities to develop.
If you want to grow and develop in a fast paced, dynamic, and successful Academy, come and join us at The Linden Academy!
Key Responsibilities:
HLTA Duties:
- Work collaboratively with teachers to plan and deliver targeted interventions and support programs.
- Assess, record, and report on students’ progress and development.
- Support the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students with special educational needs.
- Contribute to the preparation of resources and learning materials.
Classroom Support:
- Deliver lessons and supervise classes during teacher absences, ensuring a positive and productive learning environment.
- Assist in the planning, preparation, and delivery of learning activities under the guidance of teaching staff.
- Support students in their learning, providing one-on-one or small group assistance as needed.
- Manage classroom behaviour effectively, following the school’s behaviour management policy.
Pastoral Care:
- Provide emotional and social support to students, fostering a positive and inclusive school environment.
- Monitor and support the overall well-being of students, referring concerns to appropriate staff members when necessary.
- Promote positive values, attitudes, and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents.
Administrative Support:
- Maintain accurate records of student attendance, progress, and any incidents that occur during cover periods.
- Assist with the supervision of students during break times, lunchtimes, and on school trips as required.
- Undertake administrative tasks related to the role, such as preparing display boards and organising classroom materials.
The ideal candidate will have;
- HLTA status or equivalent qualification.
- Strong understanding of the National Curriculum and educational best practices.
- Experience of delivering whole class teaching.
- Ability to manage a classroom effectively, maintaining a calm and productive learning environment.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
- The ability to challenge and engage children in their learning through creative opportunities
- Empathy, patience, and a genuine passion for working with children and young people.
- Proactive and flexible approach to work, with the ability to adapt to different situations and challenges.
Job Specifics:
Start date: September 2025 or asap following this date.
Salary: AS 9-14 FTE £26,709- £28,924 dependent on experience. Actual pro rata salary £21,142-£22,895
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, Term time + inset days, 39 weeks a year, 33.75 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8.15am-3.30pm - with an expectation to sometimes stay for staff training once a week (usually Tuesday) until 4:45/5pm.
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Avantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Linden Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 445 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Linden Academy website
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