Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Hook Lane Primary School, Welling, Kent, DA16 2ET

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,987.00 - £36,585.00 Annually (FTE) Bexley Scale 8 (081 - 084) £28,233.17 - £30,932.40

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Join Hook Lane Primary School as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Be a Leader in Learning

Hours: 36 hours per week; Mon - Friday 8.40am - 3.15pm. Contract: Permanent Time Time Only: 38 weeks per year Start Date: ASAP Actual Salary: Scale 8 Point 81 - 84 £28,233.17 - £30,932.40 Actual Salary

Are you an experienced and passionate practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to play a key role in supporting teaching and learning while contributing to a culture where children become confident, curious and fearless learners?

At Hook Lane Primary School, we are proud of our warm, collaborative and inclusive environment where adults work together to make every day better than the last and where children are encouraged to take risks, learn from mistakes and enjoy success. Our motto of Encouraging Fearless Learners reflects our belief that learning happens best when children feel safe, challenged and supported.

We are looking for an exceptional Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our dedicated team — someone who shares our passion for high-quality learning, has strong communication skills and is ready to take on responsibility in the classroom and beyond

About The Role

As an HLTA at Hook Lane, you will:

• Lead planned learning activities and interventions across classes

• Support teachers with planning, assessment and curriculum delivery

• Deliver high-quality teaching where necessary, including providing cover for short-term teacher absence

• Work with individuals and small groups to support progress and wellbeing

• Support behaviour for learning with consistency, clarity and positive relationships

• Help to monitor and record pupil progress

• Collaborate with colleagues to embed effective, inclusive practice

You will be supported to develop further in this role, with access to training, reflection time and leadership opportunities. You will also work closely with our Inclusion Lead and classroom teams to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with additional needs or challenges.

Who You Are

We welcome applications from candidates who:

• Hold HLTA status or have Level 4/5 equivalent experience with the potential to work at HLTA level

• Have strong understanding of effective primary teaching and learning

• Are confident in supporting learning across the curriculum

• Build positive, purposeful relationships with pupils, staff and families

• Display resilience, adaptability and professionalism

• Believe in high expectations and inclusive education

You might currently be a Level 3/4 TA looking for progression, or an existing HLTA eager to grow your impact and leadership in a supportive, collaborative setting.

What We Offer

Here’s what you can expect:

• Work-Life Balance role, you’ll benefit from the school holiday schedule, giving you more time to focus on your well-being and enjoy a healthy work-life balance

• A nurturing and inclusive school culture rooted in kindness, challenge and teamwork

• Opportunities to contribute to a nurturing setting where children thrive.

• Access to CPD training helping you grow in confidence, skill and knowledge.

• Real progression opportunities into wider role across the school or the Trust

• National terms and conditions, including the Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Staff wellbeing initiatives and regular development opportunities.

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Hook Lane Primary School so special. Please contact the school office on 020 8303 3839 to arrange.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Hook Lane Primary School and the Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with safeguarding guidance.

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

Maritime Academy Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed

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 Hook Lane Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 452 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hook Lane Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hook-lane-primary-school-welling

Hook Lane Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

Hook Lane is an all-inclusive 2 form entry community school with a Nursery and a 14 place Resource Provision for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. As a school we celebrate difference and diversity both through our ethos and our curriculum.

Our school motto of “Encouraging Fearless Learners” is at the heart of everything we do and we actively encourage our children to be independent and take risks in their learning. We very much value that our children experience enrichment through our educational visits and wider curriculum. At Hook Lane we recognise the important contributions that our parents and carers can make to their children’s education and regularly host workshops, big outcomes and performances to engage them and involve them in the learning taking place.

The Hook Lane staff team work collaboratively and have high expectations of our children to ensure they make the best possible progress during their time with us. We recognise that children deserve the opportunity to excel across the curriculum and pride ourselves on providing for ambitious standards in the humanities, arts and PE as well as in English and Maths. We measure success by understanding children’s individual progress and attainment and know that this can look different for each child.

As a community school we are keen to ensure children see the importance of growing into good citizens for the future and understand the important contribution they can make. To this end we work hard to build good relations with our local community through charity fund raising and visiting local businesses, localities and places of interest.

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