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Primary HLTA

Roughwood Primary School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61 3HL

This job expired on 23 January 2026 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE) 30 Hours per week. 8:30 am to 3:15 pm.

Primary HLTA job summary

We are seeking an exceptional Higher Level Teaching Assistant who believes that education begins with strong, authentic relationships. In this role, you will be more than a support provider. You will be a visible, positive presence and a role model who inspires pupils to exceed their own expectations. You will bridge the gap between pastoral care and academic excellence, ensuring that every child, particularly our most vulnerable, feels seen, valued, and challenged to succeed.

A Commitment to Excellence

This is a role for a practitioner who takes pride in high-quality pedagogy. You will work alongside teachers to plan and deliver creative, rigorous learning activities that meet ambitious national targets. Whether leading a whole class or a small intervention group, you will maintain an unwavering focus on quality, from the immersive reading environments you help create to the systematic feedback you provide to ensure every pupil makes rapid progress.

Relational Leadership

We believe that high standards of behaviour are built on mutual respect. You will utilise your excellent relational skills to foster a culture of self-discipline and positive attitude across the school. As a lead member of our support staff, you will also extend this relational approach to your colleagues to maintain a cohesive, high-performing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• High-Impact Teaching: Delivering high-quality sessions that challenge pupils, with a specific focus on achieving 85% Expected National Standards in core subjects.

• Building deep rapport with pupils to promote independence, self-reliance, and a love for learning.

• Tracking and supporting disadvantaged pupils through precise interventions to close attainment gaps.

• Acting as a proactive leader in safeguarding and a champion for the school’s ethos and behaviour policies.

We are looking for a professional who refuses to settle for "good enough." You understand that excellence is found in the details—the way a lesson is prepared and the way a child is encouraged. You possess the "specialist touch" required to adapt learning on the fly and the emotional intelligence to manage complex classroom dynamics with grace and authority.

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.

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About Roughwood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 267 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Roughwood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/roughwood-primary-school-rotherham

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