Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Timbercroft Primary School, London, SE18 2SG

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,535.00 - £33,987.00 Annually (FTE) Greenwich Scale 5 (Points 12 - 15) £28,360.10 - £29,593.26 Actual Salary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Join Timbercroft Primary School as a a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Inspire. Support. Lead - make a difference every day

Hours: 35 hours per week Monday Friday 8.30 - 4 Contract: Permanent Time Time Only: 39 weeks per year Start Date: September 2026 Actual Salary: Scale 5 Point 12 - 25 £28,360.10 - £29,593.26 Actual Salary

Are you passionate about helping children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally?Whether you're an experienced HLTA or ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you here at Timbercroft Primary School! About The Role

Are you ready to make a real difference in children’s lives? At Timbercroft Primary School, part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we’re looking for a passionate and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to support whole-class teaching, deliver targeted support, and help shape a positive, inclusive learning environment where every child can succeed.

As a HLTA, you’ll play a key role in supporting pupil progress across the school. You will:

• Deliver high-quality learning experiences, including whole-class lessons during teacher PPA

• Support individual pupils and small groups to access the curriculum and make progress

• Deliver targeted support in literacy, numeracy and other areas based on pupil need

• Work closely with teachers to plan, assess, and adapt learning opportunities

• Foster positive relationships with pupils, helping them build confidence, independence and a love of learning

• Support behaviour for learning and contribute to a nurturing, inclusive classroom environment

• Take a proactive role in contributing to the wider life of the school community

Who You Are

You’ll be a confident, nurturing HLTA with a strong commitment to supporting children's progress and well-being. Whether leading learning during PPA cover or working with small groups, your enthusiasm, initiative, and flexibility will help bring learning to life.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Holds HLTA status (or equivalent qualification)

• Has experience planning and delivering lessons across the primary age range

• Can lead whole-class sessions and adapt to a variety of learners' needs

• Has a strong background in literacy and numeracy interventions

• Works collaboratively with colleagues and values inclusion and high expectations

• Brings energy, empathy, and resilience to every school day

What We Offer

Timbercroft Primary is a school where support staff are appreciated and empowered. As part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we foster a collaborative, community-focused culture where every contribution matters.

Here’s what you can expect:

• A close-knit team culture, with shared planning and collaboration across four school phases

• TA training, helping you grow in confidence, skills and knowledge

• Pupil-first values, with children who are known for their politeness, curiosity and kindness

• A commitment to wellbeing, including reduced meetings and supportive leadership

• Real progression opportunities, with many of our TAs progressing into wider roles across the school or Trust

• Local Government Pension scheme & National terms & conditions

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programm

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Timbercroft Primary School so special. Please contact the school office on 020 8854 6915 to arrange.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Timbercroft Primary School and the Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with safeguarding guidance.

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

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Timbercroft Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Timbercroft Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/timbercroft-primary-school-london

Timbercroft Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

We are a two form entry school from Nursery to Year 6 (3 - 11 year olds), which each phase based in one of four buildings on a large site in a residential area. Our intake is diverse with over 36 languages being spoken and a wide range of educational needs catered for!

We believe learning should be exciting - our ultimate aim is to provide a highly enjoyable, creative curriculum which not only incorporates the National Curriculum but the needs, thoughts and ideas of every learner in our school. Our creative curriculum ensures that all of our pupils are motivated, engaged and enthused about every learning experience, inspiring them to become lifelong learners. The design of the curriculum takes into account the needs of all pupils, values their diversity and allows them to make excellent progress within their learning. Children work towards an exciting exit point which we call our 'Big Outcomes' where they can share their learning with parents and friends of the school. This topic encourages entrepreneurial skills, giving children an opportunity to apply their knowledge and understanding, contextualising their learning.

The children and adults at Timbercroft have high expectations of behaviour and as a community we all work together to ensure that the school environment is positive and safe for all. We are an IQM Centre of Excellence and Flagship School for Inclusion and we are very proud of our wonderful friendly caring committed staff and children. At the core of our ethos is the belief that all children have the right to quality first teaching as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.

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