HLTA's

Springwater Academy, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7LW

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,201 - £29,643 (actual salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The principal responsibilities of these posts are to contribute to raising standards of pupils’ achievement and undertake a range of learning activities. The successful candidates will have some supervisory responsibility of other staff including the provision of training where required. Candidates should be well organised and be able to work as part of a team, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be flexible.

Candidates will possess 5 x GCSE A*-C or equivalent including Maths and English.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals who love what they do

• Chance to work with our amazing young people and their families

• Excellent career development and progression opportunities

• Comprehensive induction programme

• Opportunity to work across all ages and abilities within the Trust

• Opportunity to work in settings which value multi-disciplinary ways of working

• Access to a range of subject and SEND specific networks, regionally and nationally

• An exciting and extensive commitment to high quality professional development, identified through a strong appraisal process

• A comprehensive wellbeing and support package for staff

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Job Description HLTA Sep 21.docx - 59.8 KB (opens in new tab)

Person Specification HLTA Dec 21.doc - 80.5 KB (opens in new tab)

About Springwater Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: Up to 143 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Springwater Academy website
• Email address: mfinlay@springwater.n-yorks.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/springwater-academy

Arranging a visit to Springwater Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mfinlay@springwater.n-yorks.sch.uk.

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