Higher Level Teaching Assistant

St Martin's Garden Primary School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2UN

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6 SCP 18 £23,338.19 (FTE £31,537)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Term time only plus 1 additional INSET day

Permanent

32.5 hours - Monday to Friday 

Grade 6 SCP 18 - FTE £31,537

Actual Salary - £23,338.19

Closing date: 3rd July 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

Are you an enthusiastic and skilled Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA), working towards HLTA status or at an equivalent level? If so, we would love to hear from you. 

As a HLTA working under the direction and the agreed system of supervision of a qualified teacher, you will be supporting the planning, delivery and assessment of the learning activities. Your role will include delivering high-quality learning opportunities, mostly covering PPA time and will play a key role in advancing pupils’ learning across the curriculum.

You will have a strong understanding of the HLTA standards, excellent behaviour management skills and the ability to inspire, motivate, and promote the inclusion of all pupils.

The ideal candidate will be: 

• Passionate about providing engaging, memorable learning opportunities within a rich and inspiring curriculum. 

• Deeply committed to the belief that every child can succeed, flourish, and achieve. 

• A confident and effective classroom practitioner with high expectations and a reflective approach to teaching. 

• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills. 

• Enthusiastic, proactive, creative, and caring. 

• Ambitious for themselves and others, with a commitment to continuous school improvement. 

• A team player who contributes positively to a supportive and collaborative environment. 

In return we can offer you: 

• Delightful, enthusiastic and motivated learners. 

• Excitement, challenge and an opportunity to shine. 

• A leadership team who are committed to improving our school further and who view your professional development as a priority. 

• A friendly, supportive and committed staff determined to raise standards further. 

• An inclusive community.

If you are passionate about education and our core purpose of working to support pupils to be their best selves, then Palladian Academy Trust are keen to hear from you.

Safeguarding Statement:-

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.   As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with barred list checks. 

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 St Martin's Garden Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-martin-s-garden-primary-school

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