Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 9BG

7 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 December 2025

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £34,434.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade SO1, SCP 23-25 Actual Salary £13,275 - £14,019

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Fixed Term until 31 August 2026, Term Time Only
17 hours per week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am-3.30pm including 50 minutes unpaid lunch
Based at St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough
Salary NJC Grade SO1, SCP 23-25, £34,434-£36,363 Annual FTE
Actual Salary £13,275 - £14,019
Required as soon as possible

We are looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) who has :

We are looking for someone who:

Is warm, friendly, and empathetic 
Has excellent English, maths and communication skills 
Understands how individual children learn to ensure rapid progress 
Is committed to high standards of attainment and behaviour 
Works effectively as part of a skilled team including outside agencies 
Someone who may want to develop skills necessary to enter into initial teacher training 
Is a practising Catholic or supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school

What we can offer you:

Very welcoming and caring children
Professional development opportunities with the support of the Leadership Team
A friendly school environment with dedicated and supportive staff Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support)
Generous pension contribution managed by the West Yorkshire Pension Fund
A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing

Visits to St. Mary’s, Knaresborough are warmly welcomed; please contact Kate Buckley, Office Manager on 01423 864631 to make an appointment. 

Closing Date: Monday 15th December at 9am
Interviews: Thursday 18th December

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

Our school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

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 school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.