Higher Level Teaching Assistant
The Wickford Church of England School, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8HEThis job expired on 1 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
asap / September 2025
Closing date
1 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,889.00 - £27,975.00 Annually (FTE) Actual: £13,481.76 to £14,568.05 including fringe allowance
Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Hours: 22.5. Term-time plus five non-pupil days (39 weeks per year)
Start date: asap / September 2025
Band: 3, points 6 - 11
Salary: £25,889 - £27,975 full time equivalent including fringe allowance (pro-rata).
Actual: £13,481.76 - £14,568.05
Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience.
Closing date: Thursday, 1st May 2025
Interviews: Friday, 9th May 2025
We are looking to recruit an experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant to help our lovely children at The Wickford Church of England School to achieve their full potential.
Our new colleague 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 Nathan Haisman-Baker, School Business Manager: wickfordcofe.admin@heartsacademy.uk or 01268 733297
For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/
Further information about the job
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/trust-information/policies
For further information about the HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website at: http://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk
About The Wickford Church of England School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 140 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Wickford Church of England School website
The Wickford Church of England School provides education for children from 4 to 7 years of age in the Wickford area in Essex. We aim to create a respectful, caring and secure place to learn where everyone will work happily together. As a distinctly Christian school, spirituality is at our heart and this growth is supported by the close links we have with the Wickford and Runwell Diocese.
We believe that individual children should attain the highest possible standards in reading, writing and mathematics. Children should be able to develop and apply these skills with confidence, and should enjoy the process. Each child will be encouraged to develop an overall sense of achievement during their time here. At all times we aim to match the learning experience to the needs of individual children in partnership with parents and other members of the community. Additionally, we promote the physical, creative, social and emotional development of each child in a nurturing and friendly atmosphere.
Our staff, along with supportive parents and LAB members, contribute to the success of our school. We work together as one community with a common purpose – to ensure that our children are happy and successful, developing a lifelong love of learning.
We are an outstanding rated school and were shortlisted for TES Primary School of the Year 2024. We are proud to have achieved The Leading Parent Partnership Award, Silver Artsmark Award, SEND Inclusion Award and Prem Aware Award.
The Wickford Church of England School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a Trust of local schools that has the values of happiness, equity, achievement, resilience, truth and spirituality. The Trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar consists of 184 days contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.
We can offer you:
- 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 (4-day teaching week where all teachers receive an additional 10% non-contact (PPA) time each week as part of the 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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