Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

St Thomas Becket Catholic School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT

67 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 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: £27,709.00 - £30,023.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

As a HLTA, you will play a key role in supporting both teachers and students. Your responsibilities will include:

- Delivering learning activities to groups of children where required.
- Supporting the planning and preparation of lessons, as well as contributing to the assessment and
tracking of pupil progress.
- Working closely with teachers to support individual students or small groups, including those with
additional needs, to ensure they make progress.
- Providing pastoral care and supporting the social and emotional development of pupils.
- Helping to create a positive and inclusive learning environment for all children.

About You:

We are looking for someone who:
- Holds a recognised HLTA qualification or equivalent.
- Has previous experience working in a primary, secondary or special school setting.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of the national curriculum and strategies to support pupil progress.
- Is able to manage and support the learning of whole classes, groups, or individuals.
- Has excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, staff, and
parents.
- Is passionate about children’s learning and committed to their personal development.

It is desirable that you have experience of working in a similar role in an educational environment. We are looking for someone who is flexible, self-motivated, reliable and confident with an enthusiasm for what this role can do for our children and their learning.

The role will include supporting our SEND students within the classroom or 1:1 session, ensuring their access to learning. To assist in the development of appropriate resources to ensure the school supports each identified student’s learning needs. Experience in EAL support would be advantageous.

In return, we can offer a strong supportive team ethos committed to continuous improvement as well as any relevant on-going training.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if there are sufficient applications.

All staff uphold the core values and Catholic ethos of the school. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and online checks in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Successful applicants who have lived or worked abroad in the last 5 years will need to be able to provide an overseas criminal record check.

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 Thomas Becket Catholic School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 912 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Thomas Becket Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-becket-catholic-school-northampton

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