Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 6AH14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
3 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only plus 5 days (39 weeks per year).
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade F Points 14 to 19 (£29,540 to £32,061 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £25,520.47.
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Wilfrid’s Academy are looking to appoint a HLTA to join our academy in September 2026 on a permanent, full time basis.
Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.
Your new role
As a HLTA, you will complement teachers’ delivery of the curriculum and contribute to the development of other support staff, pupils and academy policies and strategies. You will work collaboratively with teaching staff and assist them in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. You will supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers. You will provide support to pupils, teachers and the academy in order to raise standards of achievement for all, by utilising your advanced levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes and to encourage pupils to become independent learners. You will provide support for pupil welfare and support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of academy life.
Salary: Grade F Points 14 to 19 (£29,540 to £32,061 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £25,520.47.
Hours: 37 hours per week / Term Time only plus 5 days (39 weeks)
Please see the attached job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information
Interviews will be held on 8 July 2026
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
St Wilfrid's Academy is an all-through alternative provision school that supports students from all schools and academies across Doncaster and neighbouring local authorities, across Key Stage 2 to 4. The academy provides full and part-time education for children and young people, who for a variety of reasons, are unable to access mainstream education.
We pride ourselves on creating a safe and secure environment which fosters ambition and develops lively and enquiring minds and ensures high aspirations and achievements in all members of our community. Learning is at the heart of everything we do. Our educational offer combines a core curriculum with a range of vocational packages to support students successfully into post-16 pathways. Alongside our academic offer, we also provide a range of therapeutic interventions to aid students with their emotional and mental wellbeing.
As an inclusive organisation we promote courtesy, co-operation, enterprise and initiative as well as a strong sense of social responsibility and community.
The June 2025 ungraded Ofsted visit generated an ‘improving’ letter building on the previous December 2019 Inspection which already judged the school to be ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ Personal Development.
Numerous accolades have followed with St Wilfrid's Academy winning the IQM 'National Champion of Inclusion Award' 2023/24 and more recently being named NASEN ‘Alternative Provision of the Year’ in October 2025.
If you are interested in working within an inclusive school, supporting the most vulnerable students to reach their full potential, St Wilfrid's offers this opportunity.
Visits to the academy would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact the academy on 01302 562540 if you would like to arrange a visit.
Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.
Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.
Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.
Connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/delta-academies-trust/
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
- School type
- Free School, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 13 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster website
- Email address
- recuitment@deltatrust.org.uk
The academy is an alternative provision school that supports students from Delta Academies and Doncaster Local Authority schools across Key Stage 2 to 4. The academy provides full and part-time education for children and young people, who for a variety of reasons, are unable to access mainstream education. We pride ourselves on creating a safe and secure environment which fosters ambition and develops lively and enquiring minds and ensures high aspirations and achievements in all members of our community. Learning is at the heart of everything we do. Our curriculum consists of a diverse range of activities, carefully selected to promote educational achievement, life skills and independence. All children and young people will have a bespoke programme of learning which will provide them with the appropriate knowledge, skills and qualifications they need to make progress in education and to successfully move forward into future employment and their chosen careers. As an inclusive organisation we promote courtesy, co-operation, enterprise and initiative as well as a strong sense of social responsibility and community.
Arranging a visit to St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recuitment@deltatrust.org.uk.
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