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Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Lift Charles Warren, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 3AZ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
24 May 2026 at 9:28pm
Date listed
11 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29485.80 - £35768.47 per annum
Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Lift Charles Warren
Old Groveway
Milton Keynes, MK6 3AZ
United Kingdom
Salary: 23 - 31 NJC £34,434 - £41,771 FTE, Actual Salary: £29,485.80 - £35,768.47 + Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional Benefits
Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract Type: Fixed term until August 2027
Start Date: As soon as possible
Make a Difference Every Day - Join Our Inclusive School Community
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join Lift Charles Warren. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting teaching and learning, helping every child to achieve their full potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment.
About the School
Welcome to Lift Charles Warren, where we are committed to providing an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.
We are a welcoming and inclusive primary school for children aged 4-11, offering both mainstream education and a specialist provision for children in EYFS through to Key Stage 1. Our Communication and Language provision, Butterflies, supports pupils placed with us by the Local Authority.
Set within extensive grounds in the beautiful village of Simpson, our school is surrounded by trees and a canal, providing a rich and inspiring environment for learning. Our children are enthusiastic and eager to succeed, and our staff are dedicated to ensuring every child thrives.
The Role
As an HLTA, you will work in partnership with teachers to support learning, raise attainment, and promote pupils' independence and wellbeing.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you will:
* Deliver planned and unplanned lesson coverage
* Plan and lead engaging learning activities and interventions
* Support teaching through marking, feedback, and lesson delivery
* Work with individuals and small groups, including pupils with SEND
* Contribute to assessment and pupil progress tracking
* Line manage Teaching Assistants, supporting their development
* Create a positive, inclusive, and well-organised learning environment
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who:
* Holds an HLTA qualification (Level 3) or equivalent
* Has experience working within a school or supporting young people
* Demonstrates a strong understanding of teaching and learning
* Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Is confident leading learning and supporting colleagues
* Shows patience, resilience, and a calm, professional approach
* Is committed to inclusive education and high expectations
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
Ready to apply? Get in touch here. We can't wait to hear from you.
Closing date: 18th May 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Lift Schools is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please click here to view the website for further details.
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Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Lift Charles Warren
- School type
- Academies, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 191 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lift Charles Warren website
Thank you for your interest in joining the team here at Lift Charles Warren.
We are very proud and privileged to serve the young people in and around the Milton Keynes area.
In recent years enormous strides have been made to improve progress and attainment and we are very proud that Lift Charles Warren is in the top 1% of all schools for progress and attainment at KS1. Our dedicated teachers and leaders continue to develop a curriculum that inspires and prepares our pupils for their future.
Lift Charles Warren has an exciting future and it is absolutely vital that we attract the right calibre of professional to lead us on our journey to excellence. You will be a colleague who is relentless in their desire to raise standards and improve outcomes; a colleague who is able to enjoy positive, professional relationships with young people, staff and the wider community; and, perhaps most importantly, a colleague who can demonstrate high levels of resilience and emotional intelligence when dealing with complex and sensitive situations.
The Aims of Lift Charles Warren
At Lift Charles Warren we expect the best of everyone. We recognise the transformative power of self-belief, and our children are happy, confident, resilient and self- critical. There are no short cuts and no excuses. We value hard work, determination and ambition, acknowledging and celebrating the variety of ways in which learners can be excellent. We undertake all our work with professionalism, honesty and integrity. A strong moral compass underpins all our work.
We have an inherent belief in the following:
- Everyone is a leader.
- Creating a can-do, solution focused culture.
- Doing it and having impact - make a difference.
- Attention to detail - follow up and follow through.
- Understanding that making mistakes is okay - what’s important is how we learn from them.
- Being outward thinking - adopt a mind-set of restless excellence.
Our Specialism and Awards
We are delighted to have won two National awards from SSAT for progress and Closing the Gap 2015.
We have also been successful in gaining the EYFS Quality Mark and the Quality Mark for the whole school (March 2021)
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