Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Welland Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4TR40 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 June 2026
Closing date
22 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 6 - Pro Rata'd. 39 weeks - Term Time Only - 37 hours per week - Monday - Friday. 08:00am start.
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary
HLTA
Closing date: 22/2/2026
We are seeking to appoint a committed and talented Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work at our school.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated HLTA, who has experience of working with children across the primary age range. As an HLTA you will be supporting the children to achieve their full potential through assisting the teacher within the classroom and also teaching lessons when covering teachers.
The ideal candidate will
Have experience being an HLTA and delivering lessons to children across the primary age range
Have experience of planning sequences of learning using resources and support provided.
Use their initiative to ensure children’s needs are met.
Have high expectations of themselves, striving for the best in everything they do.
Be an enthusiastic, committed and ambitious team player; open to learning and professional development.
We can offer you:
An inclusive school with a good reputation for developing well rounded, caring children who feel safe and valued whatever their skills and abilities.
A caring and motivated team of staff who help and support each other.
Happy, confident children who enjoy being at school.
A vibrant, warm, friendly working environment.
A commitment to professional development through the Greenwood Academies Learning Alliance.
The academy is part of the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT). All GAT academies work collaboratively to share best practice and are supported by the expertise within the Central Team to enable them to focus on teaching and learning.
The staff, pupils and facilities at this academy make it a great place to work. Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged; please contact Rachel Dawkins, Office Administrator, on 01733 563180 or email rdawkins@wellandacademy.org.
The role is for 37 hours a week, term time only therefore this is reflected in the pro rata salary.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Welland Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 409 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Welland Academy website
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