Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Marfleet Primary Academy, Hull, HU9 5RJ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,024.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Marfleet Primary Academy

Salary: £30,024 - £32,597

Working Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 3:30 with an half an hours unpaid lunch (32.5 hours a week)

Contract: Fixed Term until July 2027

Are you Teaching Assistant who is ready to take the next step in your career? Or an experienced HLTA to wants to know more about joining Ebor Academy Trust?

Are you looking for a new challenge? Looking to work somewhere where you will make a real difference to the lives of children and their communities?

About us

At Ebor Academy Trust we believe we are one school with many sites, we believe in helping our children to achieve the very best outcomes while feeling inspired and supported to achieve their very best.

We are looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) who is passionate about developing the true potential of children through a nurturing, inspiring, challenging and motivating environment.

About you

Being a HLTA requires a certain set of skills and expertise

You will have calm and caring disposition

The ability to break down activities into small step and step teaching

A team player, willing to work closely with likeminded people who all have the children’s best interest at heart

Someone who is able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in child development and the curriculum

Passionate about enhancing each child’s experiences and building upon their learning.

Someone who is able to ‘step in’ to support the Class Teacher as and when needed, this may be supporting small groups of children or leading whole class activities.

Delivering lessons to whole classes, small groups, or individuals without direct teacher supervision, often covering teacher absences (PPA cover).

We are looking for someone who is able to work flexibly, someone who is adaptable and able to work in line with the needs of the school and the children who attend.

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.

Working with us

Ebor Academy Trust is a values driven organisation of over 1000 staff working in 25 schools across Yorkshire and the Humber.

With staff engagement score of over 90% our staff tell us that Ebor Academy Trust is truly a great place to work and our low staff turnover shows that people see their time with us as a long term investment.

Don’t just take our word for it, here are a few quotes from our staff,

‘I love the idea of helping children and nurturing them and seeing them develop and this is just the best place to be. I've worked here for nearly 20 years and the children are absolutely amazing. They're so polite. They make every day different and new and exciting.’

‘The staff are great and we all look after each other.’

‘I’m proud to say I work here.’

‘Seeing those moments when they just get something, when that new piece of learning really clicks and their eyes light up and you get that moment of awe and wonder on their face.’

‘Strong, clear and dedicated leadership. Leaders who lead by example and who care about every single stakeholder.’

‘Fair, honest and transparent employer. Huge amounts of exciting opportunities for people to develop their skill sets and career pathways (CPD is a big priority).’

We offer generous terms and conditions of employment, if you would like to know more about the benefits of working at Ebor Academy Trust please see the attached document ‘The benefit of working at Ebor Academy Trust’

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to, amongst other things, an enhanced DBS check. Please see the Trust’s Recruitment Policy for further information.

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

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.

About Marfleet Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 181 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Marfleet Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marfleet-primary-academy

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