Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Haydon Bridge High School, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 6LR13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 35 hrs term time only. 8:30 - 4 pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Band 5 point 12 - 17 (£27,711 - £30,060
What skills and experience we're looking for
Duties and key result areas:
Support for Pupils
1. Assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils learning.
2. Develop and implement individual education plans.
3. Establish productive relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to the needs of each individual child, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
4. To actively promote inclusive practice within the classroom setting to ensure acceptance of all children.
5. Encourage children to play and interact with one another.
6. Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
7. To have challenging expectations that encourages children to act independently and build self esteem.
8. Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement
Support for the Teacher
1. Organise and manage appropriate learning environments and resources for learning
2. Within an agreed system of supervision, plan challenging teaching and learning objectives and evaluate and adjust learning plans as appropriate.
3. Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against agreed,
Pre-determined, learning objectives.
4. Provide the teacher with accurate and objective feed back on pupil progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of supporting evidence.
5. Undertake the maintenance of pupils’ records and accurately record achievement.
6. Support the teacher in the management of pupil behaviour.
7. Establish constructive relationships with parents and carers and participate in feedback sessions as directed.
8. Administer and mark tests and invigilate exams.
9. Undertake the marking of pupils’ work.
10. Produce lesson plans, work sheets et
What the school offers its staff
Further details about the role
We are looking for two HLTAs to join our team from September and their roles will be vital in helping our new students transition to high school.
The successful candidate will work completely with one of our Year 7 classes alongside a group of teachers. The HLTA will be the main contact for parents and teaching will take place in our new Year 7 classrooms and around school for more specialist subjects
Commitment to safeguarding
Haydon Bridge High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hbhs@hbhs.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Haydon Bridge High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 423 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Haydon Bridge High School website
- Email address
- hbhs@hbhs.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01434 684 422
We are an improving school in the heart of a rural community. We are seeking to appoint a school leader with a proven track record of success to build on the school’s strengths and take it forward into the next stages of its development.
Arranging a visit to Haydon Bridge High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hbhs@hbhs.co.uk.
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