17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    28 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    10 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

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Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hrs per week over 5 days, term time plus inset days (39 weeks per year)

Contract type

Fixed term - until 31/08/2025

Pay scale

Grade F (£17.79 - £19.66)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a passionate and inspirational HLTA with experience of working with children with social, emotional, and mental health needs? Exeter Learning Academy Trust is looking to appoint a skilled, passionate and motivated teacher to deliver a creative, SEMH curriculum to the most vulnerable children within our Trust within a new alternative provision.

At this exciting time for the Trust, we are looking for an exceptional individual with a passion for SEND and inclusive practice. You will need to develop a creative and innovative approach to delivering the curriculum to make a positive impact on the learning and wellbeing of our children. We are looking for candidates with the motivation and determination to ensure that pupils can build positive relationships that enable them to be successfully reintegrated back into their home school.

You will be able to lead by example and motivate and inspire others to work alongside you. You will be fully supported by the wider leadership team as you develop this new provision. We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who:

  • Is committed to ensuring that all children achieve the highest possible outcomes.
  • Has relational practice at the heart of all they do.
  • Can inspire and motivate children and enable them to be the best that they can be.
  • Has good curriculum knowledge and how to adapt this to meet the needs of our children.
  • Has a dedication towards a child-centred approach, with creative ideas for learning opportunities.
  • Has a secure knowledge and understanding of how children learn and become highly independent and resourceful.
  • Has energy, enthusiasm and a sense of humour.
  • Has a determination to make learning fun, creative and exciting.
  • Has a desire for excellence.
  • Has a passion and ability to inspire.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer:


  • a supportive and dedicated staff team, who are passionate about providing our children with the best learning opportunities
  • the chance to be a member of an aspirational and forward-looking team
  • access to Employee Assistance programme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • This is a fixed term post until 31/08/2025 due to Special Educational Needs funding.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role also requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@elatschools.com

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About Alphington Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
469 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11

At Alphington we strive to provide the optimum learning environment to enable children to aspire, achieve and be the very best they can.

We pride ourselves in providing a caring friendly environment where it is possible to know all our children and their families. We believe that every child is different, yet equally important and valued. This ethos is tangible and can be felt as soon as you walk into our building and the classrooms. We aim to give the highest priority to academic excellence through a broad, balanced and exciting creative curriculum.

Arranging a visit to Alphington Primary School

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