HLTA

Keyworth Primary School, London, Surrey, SE17 3TR

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 33.75 hours per week: 1 day 9:00am-6:00pm, 4 days 8:30am-3:45pm
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Pay scale: Grade 5 SCP 6-13

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge / qualifications:

▪ NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience

▪ Training in the relevant strategies e.g. literacy and/or in particular curriculum or learning area e.g. bi-lingual, sign language, dyslexia, ICT, maths, English, CACHE etc.

▪ Appropriate first aid training

▪ Can use ICT effectively to support learning

▪ Use of other equipment technology – video, photocopier

▪ Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation

▪ Working knowledge of national/foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies

▪ Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes

Experience:

▪ Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age

Aptitudes, skills and competencies:

▪ Very good numeracy/literacy skills

▪ Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

▪ Ability to relate well to children and adults

▪ Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

Special conditions:

▪ Motivated to work with children & young people.

▪ Ability to form & monitor appropriate relationship & personal boundaries with children & young people.

▪ Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours.

▪ Appropriate attitudes to use of authority & maintaining discipline.

▪ The postholder may be required to work outside of normal school hours on occasion, with due notice.

▪ All postholders will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Individuals on the children’s barred list (and adults barred list where relevant) should not apply.

▪ An understanding of the principles of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2015 and a commitment to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all children.

What the school offers its staff

• A friendly welcoming school

• A supportive Leadership Team and Governing Body

• Excellent opportunities for professional development

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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@gemfed.co.uk

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

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HLTA Advert.pdf - 183 KB (opens in new tab)

HLTA Job description.pdf - 113 KB (opens in new tab)

About Keyworth Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 342 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Keyworth Primary School website
• Email address: jobs@gemfed.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/keyworth-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Keyworth Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@gemfed.co.uk.

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