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HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)

Bond Primary School, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3HG

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week - Term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: ME6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We require a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to:

• Work across the Key Stages
• Planning and preparing lessons with the support of the teacher
• Deliver lessons to whole classes or groups.
• Covering classes in the teachers’ absence.
• Supporting the delivery of interventions for key children across all key stages

The successful candidates must be literate and numerate and hold a Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent, and have experience and understanding of working with young children including those with special educational needs. Our children need someone who:

• is committed to high standards and expectations
• understands how children learn
• is flexible and adaptable
• appreciates that children learn best when they are happy and feel safe

What the school offers its staff

In return, the school will be able to offer you

• both support and challenge to develop further

• engaging children with an eagerness to learn
• continuous professional development, including part funding towards courses
• an outstanding and vibrant learning environment
• a happy friendly school where our youngsters are offered many experiences in the wider community

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

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

HLTA Job Description & Personal Spec Jun25.pdf - 128 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bond Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 317 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bond Primary School website
• Email address: senior.admin@bond.merton.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bond-primary-school

We wish to appoint enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated teacher to work in KS2. We are seeking a teacher who shares our vision to raise standards and make a significant contribution to providing the best education for our children.

Bond is an inclusive, forward thinking primary school with a supportive staff team who have high expectations for themselves, their colleagues and the children in their care. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (October 2024) rated Bond as a ‘Good’ school.

Arranging a visit to Bond Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email senior.admin@bond.merton.sch.uk.

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