HLTA

Wood End Park Academy, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 2PD

56 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 December 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,982.00 - £28,622.00 Annually (Actual)

HLTA job summary

HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Salary (actual): £26,982 - £28,622

Grade: 6

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, part-time hours will be considered

Work Pattern: term time + INSET days (39 weeks)

Contract: Permanent

Wood End Park Academy is home to over 900 children, including a 60-place nursery. It serves the children and families of the richly diverse and welcoming community of Hayes in West London. The academy is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, allowing us to benefit from a wealth of expertise across our eight academies, as well as enabling us to provide opportunities for sharing of good practice and high-quality training.

We are seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, who is able to work with small groups to help them make accelerated progress via catch up work or EAL provision.

We are looking for an individual who:

has experience of developing language skills in young children

can lead a whole class

can develop a programme of work and assess its impact

is proactive, positive, calm and flexible;

has high expectations and is resilient;

has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills;

is committed to working as part of a team;

shares our vision and aims for all of our pupils;

is dedicated and committed to the success of the school.

For the right candidate, we will offer

extensive support and CPD;

the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;

a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;

an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;

a dedicated Governing Body;

supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;

an employee assistance programme (EAP).

Please complete an application form for this vacancy.

Interview date: As and when we receive successful applications.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people expect all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people expect all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.

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 Wood End Park Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 846 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wood End Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wood-end-park-academy

Wood End Park Academy is home to over 900 children, including a 60-place nursery. It serves the children and families of the richly diverse and welcoming community of Hayes in West London. The academy is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, allowing us to benefit from a wealth of expertise across our eight academies, as well as enabling us to provide opportunities for sharing of good practice and high-quality training.

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