Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Howard Junior School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4QJ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,941.00 - £25,971.00 Annually (Actual) (£27,711 to £30,060 Full Time Equivalent)
Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
Vacancy for Higher Level Teaching Assistant
(PE Specialist)
Grade F - £23,941 - £25,971 pro-rated, per annum
(£27,711 - £30,060 Full time equivalent)
Hours – 37 hours per week
39 weeks per year (Term-time plus one week)
Permanent
Howard Junior School has an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join their established team. The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant and ambitious organisation, led by experienced and supportive professionals.
We are looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to complement the professional work of the teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing or short term for whole classes under an agreed system of supervision. You will also be required to run intervention support for specified individuals/groups of students.
Howard Junior School is a Key Stage 2 academy that joined Eastern Multi Academy Trust in December 2023 and has British Values at the heart of its ethos and curriculum. We are dedicated to ensuring our pupils leave the school as independent and responsible citizens, whilst fulfilling our duty to promote British Values. The Academy values are Harmony, Opportunities, Wellbeing, Ambition, Resilience and Diversity and with the newly appointment Principal, Mr Paull the academy is on its school improvement journey.
The Trust's values and vision are based on the four keywords; Empower, Motivate, Aspire, and Transform. We want to make a real and lasting difference to the communities within which we work – “transforming lives, transforming communities”.
We can offer a positive, professional and encouraging environment. Training is offered and all our staff continue to have the benefit of ongoing CPD in order to support our skilled teams.
Skills & Experience
Level 2 qualification in both English and Maths of grade A*- C (or equivalent)
NVQ 3 or equivalent in teaching assistance or equivalent qualification or experience working at that level.
HLTA qualification or experience working at that level.
Ability to work with small groups or whole classes
Understanding of, and ability to comply with the requirements of safeguarding/Child Protection
Good communication skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to promote and safeguard the welfare of students
We can offer:
Friendly and professional colleagues
An approachable and skilled leadership team
Happy, responsive and polite pupils
Supportive parents
A highly trained teaching assistant team
A commitment to your continuing professional development
Wellbeing and mental health support
The opportunity to work in a forward thinking and aspirational Trust
Well-resourced curriculum support and opportunities
Please review the attached job description and personal specification to for full details for this role.
Please ensure your application meets the essential requirements of the job description.
The successful applicant will be subject to employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list.
If we receive sufficient applicants of a high calibre, we may bring the closing date forward.
Closing date: 23rd April 2025
Interview date: 1st May 2025
Eastern Multi Academy Trust (EMAT) is an equal opportunities employer and employs suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory medical checks, references and an enhanced DBS check including the Children's Barred List.
EMAT is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, employee support services to welcome and support staff from different backgrounds. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment and signal our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity and welcome part time or flexible working applicants.
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 are not accepted.
About Howard Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 186 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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