HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Delce Academy, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2NJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £30,024.00 Annually (FTE) Actual £21744

HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant

School: Delce Primary School

Grade & Salary:

Hours: 8.30am until 4.00pm (30 minutes for lunch), 39 weeks per year (term time only plus inset days)

Line Manager: Headteacher

Delce is looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA).

The role of HLTA at Delce is an integral one to support both the teachers who are taking their PPA and the children’s learning in the classroom. The HLTA takes on greater responsibility than a TA, including covering classes during teacher's PPA time. You must ensure you have the capacity and flexibility to be deployed across the school to provide high quality teaching and learning whilst maintaining strong relationships and behaviour for learning.

Our children are curious learners, who engage readily with their learning, consistently demonstrate our values and want to do their very best. Excellent practices and systems in our school, support children with additional needs to be successful and confident. Our curriculum is world class. Through our global themes, we provide our children with opportunities to make sense of the world they live in, think critically about world issues and to develop an awareness of the impact our actions can have on others.

Teaching and learning is at the heart of our work. Our staff are incredibly committed to their own professional development and regularly undertake research projects to enhance their practice. Along with this, they are warm, engaging and supportive practitioners who make the best colleagues to work alongside.

The successful candidate will be someone who is keen to build on their passion for providing our young people with the very best learning experiences.

For further details about this opportunity, please contact the Headteacher, Julie North via email headteacher@inspiredelce.co.uk

Closing date: 30th November 2025

Interviews: Week Commencing 8th December 2025

Start date: As soon as possible

Delce Primary School, is part of the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 Delce Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Delce Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/delce-academy-rochester

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust is an ambitious multi academy trust of nine primary schools situated in Greenwich, Medway and Croydon serving diverse, aspirant communities of learners. Our aim is to transform the lives of children and we believe the best way to achieve this is through relationships and collaboration. We celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of our schools but believe together, we are stronger.

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