Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Thrybergh Primary School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 4JG

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 19.5 hours, Monday - Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £14882 - £15983

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the Role

As a Level 4 Teaching Assistant (HLTA), you will have a higher degree of autonomy and responsibility than a standard support role. You will be instrumental in organising the learning environment and will frequently plan, prepare, and deliver learning activities for individuals, groups, and whole classes. You will act as a bridge between support staff and teachers, often covering classes in a teacher's absence and taking a lead on implementing EHCPs. This is a dynamic role perfect for someone who wants to make a significant impact on teaching and learning standards.

Responsibilities

• Planning & Delivery: Plan, prepare, and deliver learning activities for individuals, groups, and whole classes (including providing short-term cover supervision), setting challenging objectives to meet student needs.
• SEN Management: Lead the development and implementation of EHCPs, contributing to reviews and liaising with parents and external agencies to ensure robust support for pupils with additional needs.
• Assessment & Reporting: Monitor and evaluate pupil progress using various assessment strategies, maintaining accurate records to provide objective feedback and inform future planning.
• Pastoral & Behaviour: Manage classroom behaviour to promote independence and self-control, whilst providing pastoral care to ensure a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead meetings with parents and professionals.
• GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths.
• HLTA qualification or relevant experience

What the school offers its staff

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary
• Generous Local Government (support staff) and Teacher Pension Schemes
• Health and Wellbeing, including a Westfield Health subscription
• Professional Growth and Development

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

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TL014 - Teaching Assistant Level 4 Responsibilities & Scores.pdf - 644 KB (opens in new tab)

About Thrybergh Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 172 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thrybergh Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@wickersleypt.org
• Phone number: 01709807600
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thrybergh-primary-school

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