Higher Level Teaching Assistant

East Park Primary School, Hull, HU8 0JU

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  7 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £5,347.00 - £5,757.00 Annually (Actual)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for learning activities. The role will involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups/whole classes and monitoring pupils; assessing, recording and reporting on pupils' achievement, progress and development.

Contract and Salary Details

Hours: 6.25 hours per week (one day per week), term time only plus 5 training days (195 days)

Grade: 8, Scp 25-28, £5,347 - £5,757 per annum (actual salary)

Job Requirements

The successful candidate will:

• Meet the Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards.
• Have attended training in relevant educational strategies.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations to promote self-esteem, resilience and independence.
• Have experience of working with children of relevant age in a learning environment and supporting children with SEND needs.
• Assist in the monitoring of children’s responses to learning activities, making use of the school’s tracking data, completing accurate records and reports.
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ attainment, progress, behaviour and attitudes to learning.
• Plan and evaluate learning and assist in the recording of pupils’ progress.

Further information regarding the post can be found in the job description and person specification.

If you would like to find out more, please contact the school office to arrange a visit.

We can offer

• A supportive, friendly and dedicated staff team.
• Positive, well-behaved and happy children who are eager to learn.
• A vision that is underpinned by high expectations and wanting the very best for our pupils.
• A workplace that is dedicated to equal opportunities.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Employee Pension Scheme (East Riding Pension Fund).
• A bespoke wellbeing offer including a mutually agreed day to be used for your benefit.
• Term time only working.
• Discounted gym membership.

Although this post is based at East Park Primary School, as an employee of the Trust, you may be required to work at other schools within the MAT.

Safeguarding Statement

Horizon Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation and religion.

Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), a Children's Barred List Check, a Section 128 and Prohibition Check where applicable, satisfactory online check, identity check, medical clearance, proof of qualifications, satisfactory references and eligibility to work in the UK check.

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 East Park Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 782 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: East Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gillshill-primary-school

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