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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Park Hall Junior Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS5 3HF

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  29 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 30 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £31,015-£35,570

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experienced in teaching in the Primary Phase;

• Able to demonstrate excellent classroom practices and skills;

• An excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills;
• Committed to ensure our children have an exciting and challenging educational experience.

What the school offers its staff

• Fantastic children with a passion for learning;
• A friendly and hardworking team;
• A supportive Trust Board
• Commitment for continued professional development;
• The opportunity to work in forward thinking schools.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Junior Academy HLTA Job Description June 2026.pdf - 614 KB (opens in new tab)

Junior Academy HLTA Person Spec June 2026.pdf - 413 KB (opens in new tab)

About Park Hall Junior Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 409 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Park Hall Junior Academy website
• Email address: hr@parkhall-jun.walsall.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01922720761
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/park-hall-junior-academy

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