Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3HN

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 31,022.01 Pro Rata

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Job Summary

Salary:                               Grade 7 SCP 17

Hours:                                30

Weeks:                               39 weeks (includes inset days)

School:                              Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School

Contract Type:               Permanent

Reporting to:                   Headteacher

Responsible for:             Supporting Teaching and Learning

Role Introduction

Working independently and collaboratively with teachers to plan, deliver and evaluate learning activities, including whole‑class teaching, small group interventions and individual support, in line with agreed lesson plans and school policies.

Your role will play a key part in fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment, preparing materials, supervising students during various activities, and aiding with administrative tasks. The Teaching Assistant role is key to enhancing engagement, behaviour, and student progress. Including the delivery of planned learning activities and whole‑class teaching during the short‑term absence of a teacher, under an agreed system of supervision.

Responsibilities

HLTA:

Plan and deliver learning activities and sequences of lessons to whole classes during short‑term teacher absence, in accordance with school policies and under an agreed system of supervision

Assess pupil progress within taught sessions and provide feedback to teachers to inform planning

Adapt lesson delivery to meet the needs of all pupils, including SEND, EAL and disadvantaged learners

Manage the learning environment and behaviour of whole classes in line with the school’s behaviour policy

Contribute to the development and adaptation of learning resources and lesson materials

Supporting Learning & Teaching:

Assist the teacher in preparing and delivering engaging lessons

Work with small groups or individual students to reinforce learning

Support students with additional needs, including SEN and EAL learners

The postholder works under the direction and supervision of the class teacher and senior staff and does not hold overall responsibility for curriculum design or statutory assessment, but contributes to lesson planning, delivery and assessment feedback under the direction of a teacher.

Deliver targeted and structured interventions (for example phonics, reading, numeracy or social communication programmes) with individuals or small groups, following and contributing to plans provided by the teacher or SENCo

Monitor pupil engagement and outcomes within interventions and provide feedback to the teacher or SENCo, in line with agreed procedures

Support pupils in a way that promotes independence, confidence and resilience, encouraging them to develop self‑help strategies and reducing support appropriately over time

Foster positive attitudes to learning and help pupils to regulate their own behaviour and engagement

Help to assess and track student progress, providing feedback to the teacher.

Classroom Support & Management:

Encourage positive behaviour and maintain a safe learning environment

Set up and organize classroom resources and learning materials

Provide supervision and assistance during lunch breaks, playtimes, and school trips

Promote inclusion and equal opportunities for all students.

Take responsibility for the management of whole classes, including behaviour and engagement, during allocated teaching periods

Administrative Duties:

Support teachers with marking and preparing learning materials in line with school’s policy

Maintain records of student progress and behaviour when required

Assist in the preparation of classroom displays and resources.

Contribute to lesson planning, assessment preparation and evaluation activities alongside teaching staff

Pastoral & Safeguarding Responsibilities:

Support children’s emotional and social development

Follow safeguarding procedures to ensure student well-being

Work collaboratively with teachers, parents, and external professional

Where required, provide support for pupils’ personal care and medical needs where required, in line with individual care plans, training received, and school policies.

Health and Safety:

Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils, and help to safeguard pupils’ wellbeing by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and our school’s child protection policy

Please note that this job description is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks, and the post holder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Head teacher.

Safeguarding

Concordia Multi Academy Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of pupils. Successful applicants will be subject to rigorous vetting procedures, including but not limited to: An enhanced DBS check; Satisfactory references; and Online/Social Media Check.

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 Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 310 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willow-wood-community-nursery-and-primary-school

Willow Wood Community Primary School is a happy and successful learning community where everybody is welcomed, supported and challenged to achieve their best.
We aim to create an open and welcoming learning community, where all voices are valued and listened to. We provide excellent teaching and learning opportunities within a broad, balanced and enriching curriculum so our children develop as happy, well balanced, caring individuals who can make good decisions for themselves and their world.

Willow Wood is set in spacious grounds equipped with a good range of outdoor facilities to support learning; outdoor classrooms; a wooden trim trail; play equipment, a pond, a woodland and even an outdoor ampitheatre created by the children which is perfect for rolling down!

The indoor learning environment has a campus feel and consists of 3 buildings which have been named by the children as - the Snowflake Building, the Sunshine Building and the Rainbow Building. The classrooms are all generously proportioned, light and airy. There are two halls, an art studio, library areas and community spaces - we are very fortunate to have so much space to carry out our fun, investigative approach to learning

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