Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 0LF

44 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  28 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.5 Hours per week Term Time Only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: G6 - SCP 14-20

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governing Board, staff and children of St. Marie’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated school team. We are an outstanding small, friendly school with a big heart and warm family environment situated in the heart of the Standish community.

You will work across the whole school and the range of support will vary from covering PPA sessions and management time, to leading Special Educational Needs interventions and supporting class teachers with small group work, marking, displays and organisation of resources.

You will be:

• fully supportive of the Catholic ethos, values and Mission Statement
• able to use your own initiative to work without supervision
• able to plan, deliver, mark and assess a subject area to cover PPA and management time
• be caring, positive and flexible with a willingness to work as part of our team
• able to support the delivery of high quality learning experiences for all children
• highly motivated with high expectations of children’s achievements and behaviour
• committed to school improvement and raising standards of achievement
• be an active member of the school team, willing to play a full part in the life of our school including enrichment opportunities for the children

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

• a caring, welcoming school where everybody is valued
• friendly, respectful and hardworking children, staff and governors
• a supportive, enthusiastic team committed to school improvement and every child achieving their potential
• a commitment to Continued Professional Development
• a bespoke, rich, diverse and broad curriculum

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.

Please note the CES Application form must be completed and CVs will not be accepted.

Visits to the school are encouraged, please call the school office to arrange a convenient date and time 01257 422975.

Commitment to safeguarding

The post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulation and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

St Marie’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required for this post.
Online searches may also be undertaken for shortlisted candidates.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Higher-Level-Teaching-Assistant-G6.pdf - 279 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 203 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish website
• Email address: enquiries@admin.saintmaries.wigan.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01257422975
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-marie-s-catholic-primary-school-standish

Welcome from Mrs F Jackson (Headteacher) We are a small, ‘Outstanding’, Catholic school with a big heart, firmly established within the Standish community.​​Each day I am impressed by our fantastic children and their enthusiasm and joy for learning, and also by our experienced, highly skilled staff team, who show their commitment and love for what they do. Visitors comment on our children’s excellent behaviour and care for each other, and our warm, family feel.​Here at Saint Marie’s Jesus is at the centre of everything we do as we learn through faith, love and respect. Every day we model, nurture and celebrate the Gospel Values of being kind, faithful, honest, welcoming, trustworthy, loving and a team!​Our curriculum is ambitious for all children – Expressive Arts is timetabled weekly for every class, we make use of our beautiful outside spaces for learning, we are committed to mental health and well being and have been awarded recently with the Platinum Sports Award. Children thrive at Saint Marie’s through our nurturing of individual talents and our high expectations both academically and in every area of school life and personal development. 

Arranging a visit to St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@admin.saintmaries.wigan.sch.uk.

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