14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    4 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    19 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - Until 31 August 2026

Full-time equivalent salary

NJC 12 – 20 : £28,598 to £32,597 FTE Pro rata salary: £24,748 to £28,208

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our Opportunity

At Bader Academy, we have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HLTA to join our hardworking and committed workforce. We are looking for someone who can deliver lessons and learning to individual pupils and small groups of children, prepare classrooms and materials, and build positive relationships with children and young people to promote interaction and learning. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with young people with predominantly a primary need of ASD and difficulties associated with autistic spectrum disorder. You will offer essential support to our Teachers and have the opportunity to support and undertake the planning and delivery of lessons in a creative and positive setting. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure and you will be working in a school where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible. Ultimately, all of our roles give you the opportunity to enrich the lives of young people and make a positive difference and we are looking for individuals with the right motivation, personal qualities and good levels of resilience. We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment and the chance to be part of a fantastic multidisciplinary team, who work hard and support each other to deliver personalised, bespoke education & care.

What the school offers its staff

What you can expect from us

Wellbeing – Pay – Careers and Training – Annual Leave and Flexibility

Access to free wellbeing support resources including counselling, medical and legal advice and an option to top up to private healthcare via corporate membership of a healthcare plan.

Access to discount schemes for savings with high street retailers, restaurants, activities and lifestyle services

Auto enrolment into a leading pension scheme with Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to extensive and tailored career pathways, CPD programmes, training and coaching giving you the opportunity to grow and develop your career

An Induction package to help you settle in and approach your role with confidence and enthusiasm

The ability to contribute to and share quality practice with other professional TAs, Teachers and the wider team

Internal opportunities across the Trust academies and to work with specialised leaders in education on nationally recognised projects

Flexible working policies

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual leave increases based on length of service plus bank holidays for support staff

Commitment to safeguarding

Bader Academy is part of Nexus Multi Academy Trust.

Nexus Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to baderacademy@nexusmat.org

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About Bader Academy

School type
Free School, ages 5 to 19
School size
106 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
Bader Academy website

Bader Academy is a Special Needs school which opened in September 2020. It has been designed to meet the needs of children and young people, aged 5-19, who have an Education, Health and Care Plan with a primary diagnosis of Communication and Interaction Difficulties.

Arranging a visit to Bader Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email baderacademy@nexusmat.org.

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