HLTA with responsibility for Cognition and Learning (C&L)
Seymour Park Community Primary School, Manchester, M16 9QEThis job expired on 27 November 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
27 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Band 5 points 19 to 22
What skills and experience we're looking for
Seymour Park Community Primary School is a vibrant and thriving school family making a world of difference to our brilliant children and community of Old Trafford.
The Governors of Seymour Park Community Primary School are seeking to appoint a skilled and dedicated HLTA who has a passion for supporting children with cognition and learning needs.
The HLTA will work in partnership with our staff and parents to engage, inspire and challenge learners. If you have a passion for inspiring young learners, working in a wonderful community and being part of a large supportive team, then we would love to hear from you.
HLTA Cognition and Learning Needs Details
HLTA with specific responsibility for children with cognition and learning needs. This includes moderate, specific, severe and profound multiple learning difficulties. This is a highly specialised role and experience of delivering support for children with cognition and learning is essential.
The role will be split between:
Supporting children with cognition and learning needs inside and outside of the classroom.
Working alongside school staff to: identify and assess needs; coordinate provision at all stages; liaise closely with partners to maximise external support; develop close partnerships with parents; coach and train staff to support children’s needs effectively; manage SEND systems and processes to deadlines, including referrals.
A key member of the Pupil Support Team including SENDCO and HLTAS for all broad areas of need.
We are seeking to appoint a HLTA who:
Is enthusiastic, caring, forward thinking and positive.
Is self-motivated, has the ability to work on their own initiative and be proactive.
Has the highest expectations for all children’s learning, welfare and behaviour.
Is supportive of our core values and our vision as a GOLD Rights Respecting school.
Is a team player who thrives in a collaborative, innovative working environment.
Has an understanding of the challenges and rewards of teaching in a vibrant and diverse urban community.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer the successful candidates:
Incredible children who love their school and love to learn.
An ambitious community school with a clear vision and the highest aspirations for all its children.
A school that cares for and nurtures every member of our school family, including our staff.
An outstanding school (Ofsted December 2023).
A strong commitment to your continuing professional development, including the opportunity for career development and progression.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Successful applicants will be required to obtain an enhanced check for regulated activity from the Disclosure and BarringService. We take data protection seriously and details of how we manage your data can be found here: www.seymourpark.com/641/gdpr
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Seymour Park Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 684 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Seymour Park Community Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@seymourpark.com
Seymour Park is a highly successful and thriving school family. We believe education matters and changes lives. We empower our children to make a difference in their own lives, the life of their community, and in our world. At Seymour Park, we provide our children with an education that makes a world of difference.
Children at Seymour Park love their school and flourish. We are incredibly proud to be a GOLD UNICEF Rights Respecting School where children’s rights are learned, lived and truly valued.
This success comes from our high academic expectations and our commitment to providing our children with the fullest possible educational experience. We call this the Seymour Park Experience. Our children enjoy learning the ukulele, lessons in our state of the art Digital Hub, and performing Shakespeare as part of the Children's Shakespeare Festival at the Lowry Theatre.
Seymour Park Community Primary School serves our brilliant community of Old Trafford and has welcomed local families into our school for over 100 years. Today we are proud to be a diverse, vibrant school family at the heart of Old Trafford.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Teaching Assistant (various roles available)
Quick Apply
St Paul's CofE Primary School
St Paul's Road, Manchester, M20 4PG
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Earl Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8EG
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Greater Manchester