Higher Level Teaching Assistant

The Welldon Park Academy, Harrow, HA2 8LS

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £735.00 Annually (Actual)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced HLTA to play a key role in supporting children with special educational needs across our school. In this role, you will:

Provide targeted support for pupils with identified SEN, in line with EHCPs, IEPs, and personalised support plans.

Support pupils with regulation, behaviour, and emotional wellbeing, using positive and restorative approaches.

Run small group interventions for children with SEN.

We are looking for someone who:

Is a collaborative team player who can lead provision for children with SEN.

Can provide positive classroom management and build strong professional relationships within a year group or phase.

Can follow and adapt lesson plans to meet the needs of all children.

Has the motivation and experience to deliver targeted interventions that enable every child to make excellent progress.

In return, we can offer:

A supportive and collaborative team environment.

Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development.

A school community that places safeguarding at the heart of all we do.

Hours: 30 per week
Working pattern: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm (term time only)

Personal statements must be written to the person specification application column.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date.

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 The Welldon Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 423 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Welldon Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-welldon-park-academy

We are a buzzy and diverse academy made up of 480 amazing children, over 80 staff, on a split-site promoting Forest School and Character education at its heart.

We seek staff who truly want to make a difference to children from challenging contexts, who have ambitions for a better life which starts by giving them the best Primary experience possible.

We work in partnership with Priestmead Primary School with lots of staff benefits, professional development, and cross-school working opportunities.

Join the Welldon Family..."Striving Together to Success"!

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