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Higher Level Teaching Assistant
The McAuley Catholic High School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 3QF25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday term time 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £29,542.00 to £33,373.00 (actual salary £25,470.00 to £29,234.00 term time plus 3 training days)
Pay scale
- Grade 7 SCP 12 -20
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant with a SEND specialty to start this Autumn term or as soon as possible.
Applicants should have a wide experience of understanding SEND needs along with skills in planning and delivering specific interventions to vulnerable SEND children. Along with the ability to support SEND students with barriers to learning to become successful independent learners, you should be able to lead individual and small group interventions to close gaps in social skills, literacy skills and number skills. Having worked within a nurture/inclusion or wider school setting would be an advantage.
We are looking for an aspiring person that has an aptitude for working with children and young people, has the patience and skills along with a strong moral purpose to support a range of different abilities within a classroom setting evidenced through unquestionable ambition for every single student.
Working 37 hours per week, term time plus 3 INSET days, this role of HTLA is to work with the SENCO, Teachers and Assistant Headteachers to plan, support and deliver intervention strategies to small groups of students following an alternative curriculum in school.
You will benefit from regular CPD, enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme and as part of the schools wellbeing support we provide our employees with membership to Westfield Health corporate health plan.
If you are keen to work for an inspirational, ambitious and dynamic education provider that constantly seeks to improve and strives for education, we look forward to hearing from you.
What the school offers its staff
Staff wellbeing is a high priority for McAuley. In addition to staff wellbeing sessions, we offer all staff the opportunity to apply for academy time of up to one day a year for a purpose that supports your welfare, family and overall wellbeing.
In addition, our commitment to your wellbeing is demonstrated by:
- Paid membership of Westfield Health policy- cash claims for optical/dental. Physio etc, access to GP services.
- EAP managed via Westfield 24 hour counselling and advice line for employees
- Westfield Rewards- access to a range of cashback or percentage discounts off a large number of high street and online retailers and supermarkets
- Enrollment into the Local Government Pension Scheme providing a defined benefit pension.
- Following the governments Teacher Workload Reduction Toolkit
- Email policy and protocol
- Generous and supportive Leave of Absence policy
- Generous Sickness Absence Policy
- Free onsite parking
We are pleased to announce McAuley are joining St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust this Autumn term. St Frances CMAT was established in September 2022 as part of Bishop of Hallam's vision for education. Today the St Francis family embraces 14 schools, 12 primary and 2 High School across the Local Authorities of Doncaster, Nottinghamshire and Rotherham. With the addition of McAuley the Trust is set to grow to 24 schools at capacity.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if necessary and therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Flexible working opportunities
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At The McAuley Catholic High School we are absolutely committed to keeping our young people safe by working together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Recruitment processes in our school comply with the current guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and we would expect the successful candidate to share our commitment to protect children. All newly appointed colleagues will undergo an enhanced DBS as well as strict recruitment and employment checks, including online checks if shortlisted.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About The McAuley Catholic High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1431 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@mcauley.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01302 537396
Our school is like no other. You will hear messages about what state education can be like, that you will not hear at any other school in the Doncaster area. A bold claim!
Our Catholic school community has a shared understanding that God has given everyone unique gifts. As such, our job is to help realise and then nurture those gifts whatever they may be, wherever they are yet to be found.
Our job is to give children the opportunity to shine in whatever they do.
The way we do this is by firstly ensuring that children feel safe and secure in school by having firm and high expectations of social and learning behaviours. We also value the vital contribution that parents make to this important task. This we believe is the starting point in beginning to build community and achieve success.
Our community is built upon the creation of exceptionally strong relationships, supportive between every adult and child and the role of form tutor is key to this. These relationships are uniquely forged in the form of worship, celebrating Mass, attending liturgies and performing acts of charity.
We insist upon excellence from all members of our community including the search for and development of faith. We are proud of our excellent reputation, which is built good exam results and the way we structure learning allows us to know each child as an individual, enabling them to realise their God-given potential.
We are a Catholic Voluntary Academy catering for approximately 1,700 students in the 11-18 age range. The school exists to serve the Roman Catholic community within a wide catchment area, based largely on the Doncaster Roman Catholic Deanery, in the Diocese of Hallam. We are a split-site school, comprising of one school on Acacia Road and the other school another 200 metres away on Cantley Lane which also includes the 6th Form Centre. There is movement between sites to enable students to access specialist facilities and rooms that are appropriate to the sizes of teaching groups. Despite its split-site nature, the school functions as an integrated unit and we are proud to retain our identity as one whole school community.
We are a Catholic school committed to providing distinctive and supportive education for children and families from all social and religious backgrounds and our community is made up of professionals of the same with a strong commitment to live and support our ethos.
Our school Motto is “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full” John 10:10, which is supported by our mission statement that includes the phrase “to be the best person they can be”. Each individual is challenged and nurtured.
McAuley is, I believe, unique and distinctive amongst other schools including Catholic schools and would encourage you to visit the school to help you see and feel that.
James Tucker, Headteacher
Arranging a visit to The McAuley Catholic High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@mcauley.org.uk.
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