Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Richard Hill Church of England Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7JA

9 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
28 November 2025 at 10:59pm
Date listed
17 November 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £12,899.50 Annually (Actual) Grade 8, point 15

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Part time, fixed until 9th July 2026

Grade 8, point 15, 19.5 hours, 39 weeks (38 term time + 1 week holiday)

£12,899.50 Actual

Monday-Friday, pattern TBC

We are looking for an Learn Support Assistant to join our dedicated school team for 19.5 hours a week, term time only. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing general classroom and specific support to our SEN pupils. This role is initially offered on a fixed term basis until 9/7/25.

We are looking for someone who:

has experience of working with children
has a good level of literacy and numeracy
is patient, engaging, caring and creative
is able to work in a team

In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to enable you to develop and progress. We offer all staff access to an excellent pension (LGPS), staff development opportunities, free onsite parking, a bike to work scheme and a wonderful staff wellbeing package.

Learn Academies Trust is committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and creating a truly inclusive Trust. We are determined to ensure all our stakeholders flourish and thrive. We aim to foster a culture where all are valued and respected. We acknowledge and celebrate all protected characteristics. We endeavour to remove all barriers to learning and participation. Our ED&I Policy and objectives are integral to all that we do.

Our vision for ED&I is simple, we aim to create an environment where everyone has a seat at the table, where everyone has a voice and where everyone belongs. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references (these will be requested if you are shortlisted) and successful completion of vetting.

Learn Academies Trust is a Disability Confident employer and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy if organisational priorities change.

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.

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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.