11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    23 March 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    11 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Please see JD for further information.

Contract type

Fixed term - Until 31st July 2025

Full-time equivalent salary

Grade 5, £29,635 - £32,075 per annum, pro rata. Approximately £20,540 - £22,231 per annum (0.69309 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Salary: Grade 5, £29,635 - £32,075 per annum, pro rata. Approximately £20,540 - £22,231 per annum (0.69309 FTE)

Please note: This is a fixed-term contract until 31st July 2025.

About us and the role

Join Our Team as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant!

Are you passionate about empowering young minds and making a real difference in education?

Step into a rewarding role where you’ll work closely with qualified teachers to advance pupils’ learning, foster their independence, and create an inclusive environment.

As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, you’ll contribute to lesson planning, deliver engaging support programs, and take the lead in classroom settings when required.

With responsibilities ranging from promoting positive behaviour to safeguarding the welfare of children, this role is your chance to inspire and grow while supporting the development of others within the school community.

If you're ready to be a cornerstone of educational excellence, this opportunity is for you!

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

What will you do?

  • To be responsible for implementing systems of observation and record keeping so that children’s progress and achievements are effectively and regularly assessed and to monitor the effectiveness of assessment procedures
  • To support pupils with special educational needs through the delivery of specific learning programmes to contribute to setting individual education plan (IEHCP) targets and to reviews.
  • Support the evaluation of pupils’ progress using a range of assessment techniques.
  • To meet the personal needs of pupils whilst encouraging their independence.

What are we looking for?

  • HLTA / Level 3 early years education and childcare qualification or equivalent
  • Experience of working with children with additional learning needs
  • Sound understanding of the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
  • Ability to observe, monitor and provide constructive feedback on pupils progress
  • In-depth knowledge of statutory requirements for the provision of care for children aged three to five years
  • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.


What the school offers its staff

Avanti Court is a vibrant primary school, which welcomes pupils and staff of all faiths and backgrounds.

The staff at Avanti Court Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our pupils. All staff that work at our school subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our children. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both children and staff:

  • Educational excellence
  • Character formation
  • Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our children to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment, we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all children enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

  • Great opportunities for professional development
  • LGPS pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
  • O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
  • Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
  • Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
  • Cycle-to-work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes


Further details about the role

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.

Commitment to safeguarding

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Avanti Court Primary School

School type
Academy, Hindu, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
647 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Avanti Court Primary School is an Academy for children aged 3–11. The school is a three-form entry, mixed primary school with an attached nursery with over 600 children on roll.

Avanti Schools support each person’s life journey along three parallel paths: Educational excellence; Character formation; and Spiritual insight.

Avanti’s unique ethos places a key emphasis on each individual’s wellbeing and good mental health. Children with higher levels of emotional, behavioural, social, and school wellbeing, on average, have higher levels of academic achievement and are more engaged in the school community. All our schools share a dedicated approach to wellbeing, from providing yoga and mindfulness sessions, sports and exercise, charity work, and working with parents and carers as co-educators.

Arranging a visit to Avanti Court Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email talent@avanti.org.uk.

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