Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Maplefields Academy, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0TH13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday 8.30 to 4.30 and Tuesday to Friday 8.30 to 3.45
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- 12 £29,542 per annum FTE (actual salary £25,382 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Purpose of Post
To support students with their reading and when required provide cover and supervision of classes in the absence of a regular teacher, presenting pre-prepared plans for education and supporting and facilitating learning, as required.
To work with teaching staff to enable access to learning and quality education for pupils within KS1/2 or KS3/KS4 supporting behaviour management and pupil well – being.
In General
Our Reading Support Specialist Higher Level Teaching Assistants form part of the dedicated whole staff team. All of our Reading Support Specialist Higher Level Teaching Assistants are employed specifically to work with individual or small groups of pupils under the direction of the class teacher/form tutor supporting the pupils’ learning and behaviour. As a Reading Support Higher Level Specialist Teaching Assistant, you will also support our pupils in all aspects of reading, giving encouragement and support to develop their reading skills.
All staff are responsible for ensuring child protection and the welfare and well being of the children in our care.
What the school offers its staff
We are a high-performing, SEMH special school which was judged as Outstanding in every area by Ofsted in June 2023. We are not remotely complacent about this and are committed to ensuring that the quality of provision we offer to our students is consistently excellent. We believe that such sustained success is a team effort and every member of staff contributes to that level of excellence. We are a relatively small school, but we still have a distinctly ‘family’ atmosphere. Visitors to the School often comment on the friendly and supportive ethos.
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)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Maplefields Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 5 to 19
- Size
- 122 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Maplefields Academy website
- Email address
- dwatt@maplefields.northants.sch.uk
We are a high-performing, SEMH special school which was judged as Outstanding in every area by Ofsted in November 2016. We are not remotely complacent about this and are committed to ensuring that the quality of provision we offer to our students is consistently excellent. We believe that such sustained success is a team effort and every member of staff contributes to that level of excellence. We are a relatively small school, but we still have a distinctly ‘family’ atmosphere. Visitors to the School often comment on the friendly and supportive ethos.
Arranging a visit to Maplefields Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dwatt@maplefields.northants.sch.uk.
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