Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5EN

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2026

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,487.00 Annually (Actual)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

33 ½ hours per week, Term time only plus 1 training day

Working hours Monday - Friday between 8.00am-5.00pm

St. Paul’s Pay Range 3 Point 16, -£30,518 - £32,597 FTE)

Starting Salary £23,487

Are you passionate about seeing pupils with Autistic Spectrum Conditions succeed in their education and supporting families and young people to transition successfully to adulthood?

This position will support pupils within our specialist resource provision. Supporting pupils with complex SEN needs which are currently unable to access mainstream education and deliver teaching and learning resources under the direction of the class teacher. We are looking to recruit a committed and enthusiastic individual into the Specialist Learning Support role. You should be resilient, flexible and enthusiastic, and have a strong understanding of classroom practice and working with variety of pupils with ASC needs. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

The successful candidate will have experience in working with children aged between 11 -16 years old with ASC, training will be given as appropriate.

St. Paul's is a thriving and successful Catholic school with an excellent reputation. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPD opportunities and through the management of a growing and successful training school. All staff members are committed to the care and success of pupils and working in a setting where values of forgiveness, concern for others and respect are shared as the core values of St. Paul’s regardless of faith.

For further details and an application form please visit the school website www.st-pauls.org.uk, e-mail enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk or call 01908 669735

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 7th October 2026 at 9.00am

We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested and Online Searches prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS 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 St Paul's Catholic School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1890 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Paul's Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-school-milton-keynes

St. Paul's is a large and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPLD opportunities and through commitment to National CPLD programmes such as NPQ Specialisms

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