Higher-Level Teaching Assistant for PE and Sports

Greenside Primary School, Manchester, M43 7RA

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 October 2025

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 September 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: Grade F Point 17-22 - £25,724 - £27,944

Higher-Level Teaching Assistant for PE and Sports job summary

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant for PE and Sports at Greenside Primary School, Greenside Lane, Droylsden, M43 7RA.

Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles at our academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Details about the role:

To start October 2025

HLTA for PE and Sports full-time Salary £30,060-£32,654

The role is permanent, full-time 36 hours per week, Term Time Only

With an actual salary - £25,724-£27,944 (Grade F Point 17-22).

Greenside Primary School are seeking to appoint a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our well-established sports team. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality sporting activities and fostering a positive, inclusive environment for children. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about sport and committed to supporting the physical and emotional development of young people through teamwork, encouragement, and active engagement.

The purpose of the HLTA for PE and Sport at Greenside Primary School is to inspire and support children in developing a lifelong love for physical activity, while enhancing their physical, social, and emotional well-being. Through structured lessons and extracurricular activities, the coach helps pupils improve their motor skills, coordination, and fitness, while promoting values such as teamwork, perseverance, and fair play. The role also contributes to pupils’ overall development by encouraging confidence, discipline, and positive behaviour both on and off the field.

To be effective in this role, the HLTA for PE and Sport must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, patience, and the ability to motivate and engage young children. They should have a solid understanding of child development and be able to adapt activities to suit different ages and abilities. Key skills include planning and delivering safe, inclusive, and enjoyable sessions, managing groups effectively, and maintaining a positive and supportive learning environment. Experience of working with hard-to-reach young people or diverse communities or targeted groups is essential as well as experience of running competitions, events and activities.

A recognised coaching qualification and knowledge of safeguarding practices are also essential. A minimum of a National Governing Body Coaching Qualification (Level 2) and desirably other coaching qualifications and experience in a variety of sports will be required for this role.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:

• Applications close at 09:00 on Monday 29th September 2025 although the Trust reserve the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified through our selection process.
• Interviews will take place on Wednesday 1st October 2025
• Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.

All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.

All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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 Greenside Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 456 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Greenside Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenside-primary-school-m43-7ra

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