HLTA

Hexthorpe Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 0HH

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  20 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,296.00 - £22,741.00 Annually (Actual)

HLTA job summary

Join Our Team as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Hexthorpe Primary Academy | Part of Astrea Academy Trust
Start Date: September 2025 | Permanent
Monday–Friday | 31.25 hours per week | Term Time Only

Are you passionate about supporting children to thrive in the classroom and beyond? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative, inclusive environment where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential?

At Hexthorpe Primary Academy, we’re excited to welcome a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to our dedicated team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience across the primary age range who is ready to make a real impact.

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About the Role

As a HLTA, you’ll play a vital role in supporting teaching and learning across the school. You’ll lead lessons during teacher PPA time, deliver targeted interventions, and work closely with staff to ensure every child receives the support they need to succeed.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and delivering lessons in the absence of a teacher
• Supporting pupils with a range of needs in and out of the classroom
• Promoting positive behaviour and acting as a role model
• Assisting with classroom organisation and resource preparation
• Providing feedback on pupil progress
• Supervising pupils during non-classroom times, including lunchtimes and trips
• Supporting the use of ICT and digital learning tools

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About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has at least 2 years’ experience working with children in an educational setting
• Holds a HLTA qualification or equivalent experience
• Has strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths)
• Understands the national curriculum and how to support learning across subjects
• Is confident, enthusiastic, and committed to inclusion and safeguarding
• Builds strong relationships with pupils and colleagues
• Is adaptable, resilient, and eager to contribute to school life

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Why Join Hexthorpe?

Hexthorpe Primary Academy is a vibrant, values-led school at the heart of its community. We’re proud of our inclusive ethos and our commitment to helping every child become the best version of themselves. Our values—scholarship, curiosity, tenacity, aspiration, and empathy—guide everything we do.

You’ll be joining a team that is passionate about education, driven by improvement, and committed to supporting both pupils and staff to thrive.

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What We Offer:

• A warm, welcoming, and supportive school environment
• Pupils who are eager to learn and grow
• A collaborative and forward-thinking staff team
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities from day one
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Career development across the Astrea Academy Trust

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

Flexible Interview Dates:

Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!

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

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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 Hexthorpe Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 436 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hexthorpe Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hexthorpe-primary-school-doncaster

Hexthorpe Primary school is a very large and expanding school situated in the village of Hexthorpe, close to Balby and Doncaster city centre.

Our aim is to provide a stimulating, safe and caring environment where we can develop children academically, socially, emotionally and creatively so that they have the necessary knowledge, skills and ability to thrive as they mature and grow. We strongly believe in providing the best education for each and every child, and we aim to develop this in partnership with parents, families and the wider community.

Hexthorpe Primary staff, governors and I look forward to meeting you as we continue on our journey to providing an excellent education for all.

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