HLTA

Manor Abbey School, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8LG

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  8 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,024.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE)

HLTA job summary

About the Role

Do you have a passion for making a real difference in the lives of young people?

We’re looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and compassionate SEMH Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team and help students thrive both academically and emotionally at Manor Abbey School.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate they can meet the needs of secondary aged children who have experienced difficulty in accessing mainstream education.

The successful candidates will

Be inclusive, empathetic, solution focused and passionate about making a difference for our learners.

Be a caring, patient, and proactive individual with excellent communication.

Experience of working with children with SEMH needs (or a strong willingness to learn).

Have an awareness of trauma informed practices and positive mental health promotion.

Have a clear understanding of, and ability to, manage behaviour that challenges.

Be a team player and a strong advocate for change, progression and continuous school improvement.

In return we can offer you

• Flexible working.
• Excellent working environment.
• Support for your role with a dedicated school and central team.
• Continued professional development opportunities.
• Pay progression and recognition of continuous service.
• Generous local government pension scheme.
• * Holidays
• Access to comprehensive and flexible Employee Assistance Programmes which include;

o Tech Schemes

o Cycle to Work Schemes

o Online gym classes

o Health and wellbeing support and advice e.g., Men's Health, Wellbeing Action Plans, Better Sleep, Relaxation and Meditation, Understanding Menopause

o Financial advice services

o Think Well, fast track counselling service

o Physiotherapy

o Eye-sight testing

o Retail discounts in supermarkets, high street shops, restaurants and days out.

Free car parking.

To learn more about Manor Abbey School and Manor Hall Academy Trust please follow the link to the websites.

Manor Hall Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be appointed subject to an Enhanced DBS with Childrens Barred list, and pre-employment checks, including right to work, confirmation of appropriate qualifications and professional references.

Please also note that if you are shortlisted for the role, we may conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate that you are unsuitable to work with children, and that we may want to explore with you at interview.

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 Manor Abbey School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Size: 35 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Manor Abbey School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-abbey-school

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