Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Stambridge Primary School, Rochford, Essex, SS4 2APDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
15 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 June 2025
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
- £8,742.74 - £9,466.93 Annually (Actual) FTE: £25,183 - £27,269 dependant on skills and experience
Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Hours: 15. Term-time plus five non-pupil days (39 weeks per year)
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - 9am - 2pm
Start date: September 2025
We are welcoming applications from internal candidates for an experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant to help our lovely children at Stambridge Primary School to achieve their full potential.
You will provide support to Class Teachers, sharing a passion for teaching and a commitment to the needs of the pupils.
Academies within the Trust have a highly inclusive ethos and provide a broad and enriched education for their pupils. We have highly skilled staff who prioritise the support of their colleagues as well as having very high aspirations for their pupils. Each of our colleagues make a difference to our children and as such all play a pivotal role in ensuring our standards are met.
Applicants must hold a minimum grade C in English and maths and NVQ Level 3 in learning Support/Early Years or equivalent qualification.
All staff employed as a HLTA will be expected to have or gain a formal HLTA qualification within 18 months of successfully completing their probation period.
Job Purpose:
To work with teachers as part of a professional team to support learning activities for classes. The primary focus will be to work under the professional direction of a teacher and within an agreed system of supervision in delivering lessons set by or with teachers
- The HLTA will be expected to support all children in making progress which includes delivering interventions, assessing progress, recording and feeding back to teachers and supporting with children’s next steps
- To provide timetabled support across all phases, covering and supporting where needed under the full support and supervision of the SLT and phase teachers
- To be open to collaboration and engage with HLTAs and LSA’s across the Trust to develop good working practices within a supportive environment
Principal accountabilities:
- Under the direction of the teacher, deliver teaching and learning activities
- Use detailed knowledge gained through professional development to support and progress pupils’ learning
- Deliver agreed learning activities to pupils, adapting activities according to pupil responses/needs
- Building a bank of expertise throughout the Trust by working with team members of other schools within the HEARTS Academy Trust
For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Suzanne Cullinane, School Business Manager: stambridge.office@heartsacademy.uk or 01702 544369
For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/
HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview.
A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Stambridge Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 82 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stambridge Primary School website
Stambridge Primary School is a small, rural school with lovely children. The team are dedicated to the community they provide for and work hard to ensure the children get the best education possible, as well as varied experiences and opportunities. Stambridge has grown in size over the past few years but we still have smaller than average classes with approximately 22-27 children in each class. We have four split year group classes - Nursery & Reception, Year 1&2, Year 3&4 and Year 5&6.
Stambridge Primary School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a Trust of local schools that has the values of Happiness, achievement, self-esteem, respect & responsibility, truth, spirituality & service. The Trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar year has 184 days of contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days, and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.
Stambridge Primary School and the HEARTS Academy Trust are focused on reducing teacher workload and supporting wellbeing of adults is a big focus too. Things we have done to reduce workload over the past few years include:
Focused 'live feedback' policy that reduces the time it takes to 'mark' books as we focus on live feedback in the lessons. Shared resources across all six schools at HEARTS using MS Teams and MS One Drive to reduce planning time. An additional week off each academic year (currently in October) in return for regular twilight meetings focusing on CPD across the MAT from 3:30-6pm. A school-improvement team that works across all six schools, supporting the development of the curriculum and teacher development. A wide variety of middle leader and senior leader opportunities across the wider Trust.
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies
We can offer you: Access to the HEARTS Extra Programme (Rewards and Benefits) an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including Trust-wide twilights throughout the year a two-week October half term supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils a highly effective learning environment a responsive and involved leadership team an 80/20% teaching model (all teachers receive an additional 10% non-contact (PPA) time each week as part of Trust policy) a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions
For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk
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