Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Green Meadows Academy, Leeds, LS20 8LS

34 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,434.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (FTE) Pay Grade SO1 Scale Point 23-25 (pro-rata). Actual Salary £29,712-£31,377

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Pay Grade SO1 Scale Point 23-25 (pro-rata)

£34,434-£36,363 FTE (actual salary £29,712-£31,377)

Permanent, Term Time Only + 5 days (37 hours per week)

Green Meadows Academy, part of the Wellspring Academy Trust, is a generic special school based on two sites and four partnerships - Green Meadows Primary and Green Meadows Secondary are both based in Guiseley.

Our partnership sites are based in the following schools;

• Rawdon St Peter’s Primary School.

• Brudenell Primary School.

• Benton Park High School.

• Allerton High School.

Do you want to make a difference?

We are looking to recruit HLTAs who will work as a cover supervisor. The role we are looking to recruit will take an active lead in the delivery of the curriculum both during planned cover and in the absence of teachers. The successful candidate ideally will have a driving licence and the use of a car at all times.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a staff team who are committed to making a difference to the lives of our learners.

We are looking for an HLTA who has a passion for working with young people with SEND - they will need to be hardworking, relish a challenge and be prepared to give 100%.

There is no doubt that this job will be challenging, however the rewards are significant.

Our Core Principles are:

• Excellence in teaching and learning.

• Knowledge and skills growth that is celebrated by the community.

• Collaboration with all partners in education and the community.

• Succession planning within the school and beyond.

• Providing an exceptional school experience for our children.

Our Candidates:

• We require skilled, enthusiastic people who are willing to learn

• Confident working with children with ASC and associated challenges and behaviours

• Committed to delivering a provision where communication is at the heart of teaching and learning

• Able to creatively support and differentiate the curriculum to meet a range of special needs

• Willing to make a positive contribution to the life of the school

• You will need to be flexible and adaptable, a good communicator, cheerful, calm and work as part of our team

In Return We Offer:

• A commitment to you and your professional development

• Strong, supportive leadership and staff

• Wonderful pupils who will reward you with many memories that will last throughout your entire career

Closing Date: 9am Monday 5th January 2026

Interviews: Monday 12th January 2026

Start: ASAP

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.

Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.

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 Green Meadows Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Green Meadows Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/green-meadows-academy

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