Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8EY

23 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 June 2025

Job details

Job role: HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Between £29,093 and £31,586
Actual salary: £21,980.45 to £23,863.97
Pay scale: NJC Grade 5, point 15 to 20

What skills and experience we're looking for

Minerva Learning Trust is a growing multi-academy trust committed to providing an outstanding education for students from a wide variety of backgrounds across Sheffield and Derbyshire. Founded in 2014, Minerva Learning Trust has expanded to a thriving family of schools, including primary, secondary, sixth form, and a unique post-16 provision. We have a strong track record of school improvement, successfully transforming schools from Ofsted ratings of RI and Inadequate to GOOD.

We are seeking to appoint a hard-working and highly organised individual to undertake the important role of HLTA.

Candidates are encouraged to contact the school for an informal discussion about the role with Mrs Louise Parker, Headteacher arrangements for this can be made by contacting Ms Eloise Foxley-Johnson, via e-mail efoxleyjohnson@dunston-mlt.co.uk.

The closing date is at 9am on Friday 11th of July 2025 and interviews will take place shortly after.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information - Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.

Further information is available by contacting Ms Foxley-Johnson via e-mail: efoxleyjohnson@dunston-mlt.co.uk

Please ensure that you do not fill in a Local Authority application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.

What the school offers its staff

Please see attached Recruitment Information Pack

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.