Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Edith Weston Academy, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8HQ24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 20 HLTA hours and 12.5 TA hours Monday – Friday 8:30-3:45. Term Time only (39 weeks/ year)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year (with the possibility of extension)
Hourly rate
- HLTA £26,823.74 / TA Grade 2 £24,412 Pro Rata (please be aware this is the full time equivalent, not the actual salary).
What skills and experience we're looking for
Thank you for your interest in the role of Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) at Edith Weston Academy, we hope you will feel inspired to apply to be part of our team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our team to support our children with their learning.
We are looking for someone who can:
- Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
- Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
- Give support to pupils, individual or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning, and experience a sense of achievement
Contract Type: 1 year, with the possibility of extension.
Hours: 20 HLTA hours and 12.5 TA hours Monday – Friday 8:30-3:45. Term Time only (39 weeks/ year)
Salary: Scale 8. £26,823.74 / Grade 2 £24,412 Pro Rata (please be aware this is the full time equivalent, not the actual salary).
What the school offers its staff
For more information about our school, please visit our website www.edithwestonacademy.co.uk or visit the Trust website www.brookehillacademytrust.co.uk
Edith Weston Academy is a small school with a supportive staff team. We are passionate about our school and want everyone to be committed to making our school the best it can be for the children, willing to go the extra mile every day and be actively involved in all aspects of school life.
Edith Weston Academy is part of the Brooke Hill Academy Trust comprised of three primary schools in Rutland and Lincolnshire. We share a common bond and staff work closely together to provide the best education and many opportunities for the children to work, learn and have fun with other children from across the Trust.
Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting office@edithweston.rutland.sch.uk or by telephoning 01780 720025.
Thank you again for considering joining Brooke Hill Academy Trust, we look forward to meeting you soon.
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Edith Weston Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 67 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Edith Weston Academy website
- Email address
- slt@brookehillacademytrust.education
- Phone number
- 01780 720025
Arranging a visit to Edith Weston Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email slt@brookehillacademytrust.education.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Tollgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9XD
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
Highfield Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6HY
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Rutland