Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Vale of York Academy, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 6ZS

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,888.00 - £27,006.00 Annually (Actual) Salary shown above is pro rata, based on an Full Time Equivalent of £29,064 to £31,537 (Grade G, Scale Points 13-18)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you a passionate and inspiring Higher Level Teaching Assistant looking to make a real difference? We're seeking a dedicated HLTA to join our supportive and ambitious team, where every day brings the opportunity to change lives through education.

This is a varied and rewarding role, leading learning across the classroom, delivering high-quality interventions, covering lessons when required, and working closely with teachers to help every pupil achieve their potential. You'll play a key role in supporting academic progress, developing confidence and resilience, and creating an inclusive environment where every child can thrive.

We're looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a positive and proactive approach, and the ability to build strong relationships with pupils, families and colleagues. In return, you'll join a Trust that values collaboration, professional development and staff wellbeing, with opportunities to grow your career and make a lasting impact.

If you're committed to helping children succeed and want to be part of a team that puts pupils at the heart of everything it does, we'd love to hear from you.We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about helping every child succeed and flourish

• Brings creativity, patience and positivity to the classroom

• Values strong relationships with pupils, families and colleagues

• Is a team player who contributes to the wider life of the school

• Can confidently deliver intervention sessions to individuals and small groups of children, across the four broad areas of need

As an HLTA you will have a deep commitment to championing inclusion and wellbeing across our school. You will play a critical role in modelling best practices for adapted instruction, planning and delivering high-quality, small-group learning experiences that remove barriers and ensure equity of access for every pupil.

Your expertise will be vital in nurturing a supportive classroom atmosphere within our designated SEND area of the school. This role requires proactive collaboration with the SENDCo and teaching staff to maintain an environment where all children feel safe, valued, and empowered to flourish both academically and emotionally.

What we can offer:

• Experienced and supportive School Leadership Team

• Opportunities for staff to develop through Continuous Professional Development

• Local Government Pension scheme

• Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Free on site Parking

Job Details

Hours of Work: 37 Hours per Week, Term Time Only

Position Type: Permanent Post

Line Manager: SENDCO

Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

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 Vale of York Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 656 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Vale of York Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/vale-of-york-academy-york

Vale of York is an 11-16 comprehensive school which serves a mixed catchment extending from the City Centre of York to the satellite village of Skelton on the northern edge of the City. The academy is over-subscribed; it has a growing population of more than 600 students who enter the school with attainment at around national averages, but with an increasing number of high attainers and gifted and talented pupils. Our commitment to every child is absolute and we strive to meet the needs of all our pupils whether they are capable of achieving ten Grade 9’s at GCSE or require the support of a full time teaching assistant or individual package of learning in order to reach their full potential. We believe that Vale of York should be the first choice school for every student in our immediate catchment and that we have an important role in transforming the lives of all our young people and their community.

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