Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Manor High School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,578.00 - £35,570.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary (69.9% FTE) = £22,795 to £24,863

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

To work under the direction and supervision of a teacher to contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of learning activities for whole classes, groups and individual pupils. Specified work may be delivered to whole classes, without the presence of a teacher, on an ongoing basis as part of routine timetabling (e.g., PPA provision) and/or on a more ad hoc basis as part of the school’s strategy for planned absences of up to 3 consecutive days.

• Supervises individual or small groups of pupils often away from the classroom.
• Takes classes through learning programmes agreed without a teacher present.
• Acts without close supervision or teacher present to advance pupils’ learning.

To routinely undertake additional responsibilities such as: full line management responsibility for classroom support staff; lesson planning (in consultation with teachers); attendance at SLT meetings if required

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 Manor High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 941 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Manor High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-high-school-leicester

We are an inclusive, fully comprehensive school. We welcome students from all backgrounds, of all faiths or none and of all abilities from Oadby and the surrounding area. Our students are high-achieving. They feel safe
and enjoy learning in a happy and supportive environment.

Here at Manor High we are relentless in our mission to ensure that all pupils receive an excellent education that leads to real choice in life. In addition to ensuring excellent qualifications that surpass national averages, we are committed to our pupils, supporting them to flourish as individuals ready for life beyond Manor High. Our objective is to create excellent people who have excellent qualifications. We offer our pupils this commitment to excellence based on high-quality teaching and a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom.

Our collective mission through our school is to encourage pupils to become highly ambitious, successful citizens who are well positioned to create a better world. We set unapologetically high expectations,
challenging our pupils to believe in their ability and have the choice in life they truly deserve. We ensure our pupils are at the forefront of tomorrow.

Our Core Values of Excellence, Inspiration, Respect and Resilience were chosen by staff, parents, governors and, of course, the children who are at the heart of everything we do at Manor High.

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