EXPIRED

This job expired on 22 October 2025

  • Job start date

    1 January 2026

  • Closing date

    22 October 2025 at 2:56pm

  • Date listed

    2 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Monday - Friday 8.45-3.00pm - term time only, (1 hour lunchbreak)

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£16,400

What skills and experience we're looking for

It is essential that the successful candidate can demonstrate the following:

  • A-C GCSE (or equivalent) grades in both Math’s and English
  • NVQ Level 3 in learning support/early years or equivalent qualification/experience
  • Enthusiasm to work with children with a variety of different personalities and skill levels.
  • Experience within the Primary phase
  • A strong, confident individual who can take control of a classroom.
  • Able to engage well with pupils.
  • Able to work under your own initiative.
  • Smartly presented and with excellent time management skills.

What the school offers its staff

  • Wonderful children and families
  • A very supportive staff team
  • Personalised CPD via Performance Management
  • Staff well being service

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.

We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic person, who believes in our core values and specific ethos to add value to our experienced and excellent team of Higher-Level Teaching Assistants.

The successful candidate will be someone with experience of working, understanding and supporting children within an educational setting, demonstrate good teaching and learning skills, a commitment to team and collaborative working and able to display an innovative approach to education. They should thrive when working with children and have excellent communication skills.


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.

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Additional documents

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IMAT 2025-26 HLTA.doc - 629 KB (opens in new tab)

About Silver End Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
344 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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Website
Silver End Academy website
Email address
HR@inspiresmat.co.uk
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Arranging a visit to Silver End Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@inspiresmat.co.uk.

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