Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Sheffield, S9 3WU

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  29 September 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  17 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £31,015.00 - £33,673.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

We are excited to welcome a new or experienced HLTA to our hard-working and motivated staff team. This is an exciting time for our school as we welcome our new headteacher and look ahead to a time of development and improvement. This position could be suitable for experienced TAs and graduates who are considering a career in teaching. A HLTA is a member of teaching staff who supports the teacher in class and also covers lessons independently.

We will offer you:

• A Catholic Primary School for children aged 3-11, joining the St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust.
• A diverse school community with wonderful children who enjoy learning.
• A caring ethos centred on dignity, compassion and celebrating each child’s uniqueness.
• High-quality opportunities to develop professionally and an environment where staff are valued and supported.

The Governors are looking for a committed HLTA who:

• Is highly motivated and self-driven with an ambition for excellence.
• Can inspire our children and help them to achieve their full potential academically and as individuals.
• Will fully engage with professional development opportunities.
• Has experience and success in working in a primary school context.
• Will engage fully with our supportive community

We would like to work with someone who:

• Is committed to the vision and ethos of our strong Catholic Primary School.
• A passionate practitioner who is committed to inclusion and will embrace the opportunity to work with children from diverse backgrounds.
• Has experience working in primary age phases
• Has the skills, drive and passion required to support the very best outcomes for our learners.
• Is a team player who has high expectations for all children’s learning, spiritual, social and emotional development and behaviour

St Patrick’s will offer you:

• A welcoming and happy school with a strong Catholic ethos.
• Enthusiastic children who love to learn inside and outside the classroom.
• A committed, nurturing and hardworking staff team, determined to achieve the very best outcomes for the children they teach.
• Supportive parents, governors and parishes who work in partnership.
• A commitment to CPD with experienced mentors and leaders from the school and St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

We welcome visits to school.

To arrange a visit please contact the Headteacher, Sarah McCall at 0114 2456183.

The Governors of St Patrick’s Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The applicants will undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. The role is engaged in regulated activity and will therefore require a children’s barred list check. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure.

The applicants will undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. The role is engaged in regulated activity and will therefore require a children’s barred list check. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure.

Our safeguarding policy can be found here: https://www.stpatricks.sheffield.sch.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding&pid=44

Please note we understand AI is commonly used in applications but ask that personal statements are specific to our school and give personal examples

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 St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-clare-catholic-multi-academy-trust

St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust was formed in response to the vision of the Bishop of Hallam for all schools in the Diocese to be part of high achieving Catholic MATs with a strong moral purpose to deliver the best possible experiences for all pupils with a particular commitment to those who are most vulnerable.
Our first 12 schools joined the Trust in September 2022 and our 13th school, Holy Trinity Barnsley, joined us in April 2024. We work closely with our wider family of 10 primary schools who we look forward to fully welcoming into the Trust in due course, at which point we will be a Trust of 23 schools across Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham.
We are built on a foundation of strong relationships between our schools, rooted in our shared Catholic Christian mission and passion for serving our communities across the Diocese. We have a strong commitment to enhancing the ethos and character of each individual school so that schools continue to be rooted firmly in the communities that they serve. We also have a commitment to the common good, harnessing our collective capacity for the benefit of all the children and young people who attend our schools.

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