HLTA (Maths Department)
Upper Shirley High School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 7QU20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,705 - £30,287 (FTE £31,067 - £35,234) (depending on experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job purpose:
- To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities
- To work with and support children with a variety of academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs on a class, group or individual basis
Key Duties:
- To provide class teaching cover (both planned and unplanned) using lesson plans prepared by the class teacher;
- To assess the needs of pupils and use specialist skills and knowledge to work with individuals or groups of children, as directed by the class teacher and/or SENCo, supporting subjects and learning interventions across the whole curriculum and developing Behaviour Support Plans;
- To establish supportive, caring and secure relationships with the children, promoting respect and self-esteem and a positive, inclusive whole school ethos;
- To understand and respond to the specific academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs of individuals and groups of children;
- To assist the Head of Department/class teacher/SENCo with the planning, development and delivery of suitable programmes of work for pupils, including those with specific learning needs;
- To select and prepare resources necessary to lead learning activities to support aspects of the curriculum or particular learning outcomes, and to assist and support the children in using them;
- To help, support and motivate the children, encouraging independent learning and enabling learning targets and outcomes to be achieved;
- To monitor and record pupils’ progress, mark work, provide relevant feedback to teachers and contribute to reports to parents where appropriate;
- To manage other Teaching Assistants (performance management, training, deployment);
- To assist with general school duties, including setting up classrooms, preparing resources, tidying and clearing away;
- To deliver targeted interventions for individual students and groups with additional needs.
Supporting the school:
At an appropriate level, according to the job role, grade and training received, all employees in the school are expected to:
- Support the aims, values, mission and ethos of the school and participate in a team approach to all aspects of school life.
- Attend and contribute to staff meetings and INSET days as required, and identify areas of personal practice and experience to develop.
- Take appropriate responsibility for safeguarding and children’s welfare and be aware of confidential issues linked to home/child/teacher/school and keep confidences appropriately.
- Be aware of health and safety issues and act in accordance with the school’s Health and Safety Policy.
- Carry out lunchtime and break time duties as directed.
Other Duties
The postholder may be expected to carry out duties other than those given in the job description where the level of responsibility is similar and he/she has appropriate qualifications or receives appropriate training to carry out these duties.
The postholder must:
- Ensure that Trust policies and procedures are implemented and followed.
- Work as appropriate with the Trust Central Services team in matters relating to finance, HR, IT and Health and Safety.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer;
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Upper Shirley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1081 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Upper Shirley High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@ushschool.org
- Phone number
- 02380325333
USH is a heavily oversubscribed community school with just over 1050 students and 140 staff. We are incredibly proud of our family ethos and our success in delivering values-led education. Our students are vibrant, aspirational and well-behaved. We are known for our excellent career progression routes and we attract professionals who are willing to contribute to our sustained success.
USH is a Leading-Edge School, consistently ranked high in Hampshire schools for overall achievement. USH is pleased to be an SSAT Leadership Delivery Partner. The school was delighted to be awarded SSAT accreditation for Engaging with Evidence and Research in 2026 and for Transforming in Professional Learning in 2025.
If you are motivated to make a difference to the lives of young people and have a commitment to excellence, then this could be the job for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the role or would like to come into school to see the USH family in action.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE We positively encourage prospective candidates to enquire about our school prior to applying. Please contact our recruitment team via email or telephone 02380 325333. Full details and application forms can be downloaded from our website: http://uppershirleyhigh.org/staff_vacancies.
Please return your completed applications to recruitment@ushschool.org.
To give your application the best chance at being short-listed, where at interview you can demonstrate suitability for the role, please ensure you read the person specification and job description and give examples in your application. Should you be new to the education sector or do not have direct examples related to the person specification, do please provide examples from a similar experience.
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.
SAFEGUARDING All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
THE JEFFERYS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP The Jefferys Education Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education. We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people. We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders. Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.
Arranging a visit to Upper Shirley High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@ushschool.org.
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