HLTA (SEN)
Barnsole Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2JG16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
22nd April 2025
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,490.13 - £26,053.54 Annually (Actual) Medway Grade C2 points 12 - 25
HLTA (SEN) job summary
Exciting Opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (SEN) to join our team at Barnsole Primary School
Hours: 32.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) , 38 weeks per year
Are you passionate about supporting students with special educational needs and helping them thrive? We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our team at Barnsole Primary School, where every day brings new opportunities to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our pupils.
About the Role:
As an HLTA at Barnsole you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional learning experiences, working alongside a skilled teaching team to:
Lead learning activities for individuals, small groups, or whole classes under the guidance of a qualified teacher.
Support the planning, preparation, and delivery of engaging lessons tailored to meet the unique needs of our students.
Monitor and assess pupil progress, ensuring every child reaches their full potential.
Take initiative and lead the classroom in the teacher's absence, ensuring continuity and consistency in learning.
An HLTA qualification is desirable but not essential. What matters most is your ability to demonstrate leadership in the classroom, your passion for helping students with SEN succeed, and your commitment to enhancing their educational journey.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re looking for candidates who are:
Passionate about teaching & SEN and committed to giving children the best possible learning experiences.
Able to set high expectations for themselves and their students.
Confident in leading the classroom in the teacher’s absence.
Eager to develop their skills and knowledge, with a desire to grow within the role.
Excellent at managing time and prioritizing tasks to ensure the smooth running of the classroom.
We pride ourselves on being a school where every child is encouraged to develop confidence, creativity, and curiosity while learning to value the perspectives of others. Our curriculum is hands-on and engaging, ensuring all pupils—whatever their starting points—can make great progress.
As part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, we benefit from a forward-thinking and innovative approach to education, working alongside other academies to transform lives through collaboration and a curriculum that equips children with essential life skills.
We can offer you:
A stimulating, inclusive environment where every child is valued, respected, and supported to achieve their best.
Personalised learning plans tailored to meet each pupil’s specific needs.
A positive and collaborative working environment where your contributions are valued.
National terms and conditions, including the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Ongoing professional development with opportunities for cross-trust learning.
Wellbeing initiatives and access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
Access to the Early Salary Access Scheme and financial advice (Wagestream).
Come Visit Us:
We’d love for you to visit Barnsole School and see our wonderful team in action! To arrange a visit, please contact the school office - Phone 01634 333400
Ready to Apply?
To learn more about the role, our school, and the Maritime Academy Trust, please review the attached candidate application pack. Applications can only be submitted online via the My New Term website, and we encourage early submissions as we may interview and offer to candidates before the closing date.
Maritime Academy Trust is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds and perspectives. We believe diversity strengthens our work and enhances the education we provide.
Barnsole School and the Maritime Trust are dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of all children. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. As part of our recruitment process and in line with KCSIE 2024 guidance, an online search may be conducted on shortlisted candidates to assess their suitability to work with children.
Join us at Barnsole and help shape the future of children with special educational needs!
Commitment to safeguarding
Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Barnsole Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 668 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Barnsole Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.
Barnsole Primary School and Nursery is a three-form community school, located in the heart of Medway. Relationships with children, parents, carers and our wider community sit right at the top of our agenda; together we are stronger.
We are a friendly, inclusive school with a caring ethos and are committed to providing a safe and stimulating learning environment where each one of our children can achieve their potential and flourish both academically and socially.
At Barnsole, we believe that school is the start of a life-long learning journey. Our curriculum is carefully designed, delivered and reviewed to encompass our school values, which underpin everything we do inside and outside the classroom:
Children at Barnsole acquire new knowledge and skills through a progression of exciting topics. We embrace diversity, encourage individuality and strive for excellence. By developing a positive mind-set in our children, they are confident to take risks, work as part of a team and apply this to making a difference within their local community and our wider world.
We firmly believe that every child should be taught by only the best teachers and have the highest of expectations for achievement and behaviour. Self-confidence and self-esteem are nurtured so our children can shape their own futures and be the best they can be.
Overall, we want our pupils to leave Barnsole with a passion and curiosity about the world, thriving from the best possible education, empowered to flourish in life beyond their primary years.
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