33 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    31 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    26 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 26

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

£18,243 - £21,490

What skills and experience we're looking for

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Salary (actual): £18,243 - £21,490, inclusive of fringe allowance

Grade: L5

Hours: 26 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Work Pattern: term time + INSET days = 39 weeks per annum

Contract: permanent

Pension: 21.6% employer’s contribution

James Elliman Academy is a large, friendly and vibrant multi-cultural 3/4 form entry primary school (with over 700 children on roll) and part of The Park Federation Academy Trust.

We are seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, who has high expectations of themselves and is committed to improving the lives of our children.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a primary school rated as GOOD by Ofsted (2024). Our partnership with The Park Federation Academy Trust means there are a host of professional development opportunities that will further your own skills, knowledge and expertise.

We are looking for an individual who:

  • has experience of leading whole class teaching
  • has experience of supporting young people;
  • is proactive, positive, calm and flexible;
  • has high expectations of yourself and the children you work with;
  • has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills;
  • is committed to working as part of a team;
  • is resilient;
  • shares our vision and aims for all of our pupils;
  • is dedicated and committed to the success of the school.

What the school offers its staff

For the right candidate, we will offer

  • extensive support and CPD;
  • the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
  • a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;
  • an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;
  • a dedicated Governing Body;
  • supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;
  • an employee assistance programme (EAP).

We warmly welcome candidates coming to visit the school prior to application; please contact the school to arrange. Please complete an application form for this vacancy.

Closing date: As and when we receive successful applications.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.

Commitment to safeguarding

‘James Elliman Academy prides itself on being committed to maintaining a positive culture of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. As a school, it is expected that all staff and volunteers share this commitment.’

Please check our website for more information:-https://www.jameselliman.academy/safeguarding/

Applying for the job

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

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About James Elliman Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
733 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Our Academy serves a richly diverse community in central Slough. The area’s many faiths and languages make it a stimulating, inclusive and exciting place to live and learn. ‘A Community of Lifelong Learners, Responsible Global Citizens and Champions of our Own Success ’‘Every Child a Leader, Every Chance Taken, Every Day Counts’

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