Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Mount Tamar School, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2EF

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP - pending pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  6 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  22 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: £22,669.97 Annually (Actual)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Dear Candidate

Thank you for your interest in a role within Transforming Futures Trust. I hope this brief introduction gives you an understanding of why.

Transforming Futures Trust is made up four academies in the Southwest of England. All our academies provide for children and young people who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The trust was first formed some time ago. It is now an innovative, secure organisation that is increasingly working alongside local areas to contribute more to the SEND system across Devon, Cornwall and Plymouth.

Although all our academies meet the needs of children and young people with differing needs, Transforming Futures Trust’s core aim is to create ‘positive futures for all’. We are building a culture of Trauma Informed Practice in all our academies which supports the wellbeing and development of all children and young people, staff, parents/carers and stakeholders and the wider communities they are a part of.

Transforming Futures Trust works with children for whom mainstream education is not right: those who have SEND, some with challenging behaviour; children with mental health concerns; students who find the traditional setting of a school intimidating. This is why the people who work for us are highly committed to a core principle that all learners, whatever their ability or background, get the best education possible.

Under the strong, collaborative and considered leadership in our academies, staff benefit from being members of tight communities that work together to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people. As the trust develops, so does the way we plan to ensure all staff meet their full potential. Professional development and protecting staff wellbeing are priorities for the trust. This means you can rely on the fact we will ensure you will benefit from a smooth induction and suite of training tailored specifically for you.

As a trust we pride ourselves on the impact we have had on many pupils’ outcomes. I hope this introduction demonstrates why we think this is a great trust to work for. We would strongly encourage you to visit our academies and see first-hand the purposeful environments within them.

About the Role

• Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant
• Salary Range: NJC Grade E £30,024, Pro rata £22,669.97
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hours: 32.5hrs per week, Term-time only
• Interviews, week commencing 12th January 2026

Job Purpose

• Work with the teaching and learning team to raise the learning and attainment of students through the consistently excellent practice of teaching assistants, within the Nurture Provision and with particular emphasis upon a discreet group of students.  
• Undertake the role of in-class or small group TA outside of a class setting delivering agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning resources and tasks for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and providing appropriate feedback on student’s achievement, progress and development to class teacher and their identified key worker/lead teacher. 
• Line manage the Class Teaching Assistant, providing daily professional direction to ensure excellent practice in the classroom as well as supporting team members with their daily assigned duties and providing pastoral care as required.  
• Provide short term cover for staff absence, both Teaching Assistant and Teacher.   
• Acting as a key worker for a small number of high-level concern students providing focused and targeted support, intervention, monitoring and closure.  

Please see attached candidate pack for more details

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 Mount Tamar School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 16
• School size: 108 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mount-tamar-school-plymouth

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