Senior L3 Teaching Assistant with HLTA Hours
Ecclesfield Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 9UD6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.83 hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year in the first instance
Actual salary
- £17403 - £18860
What skills and experience we're looking for
The children, staff and Governors of Ecclesfield Primary School are seeking to appoint an outstanding, enthusiastic, experienced, committed and caring teaching assistant to with upper KS2 pupils.
Ecclesfield Primary works with Coit Primary School in a federation structure and thus there are many opportunities to work alongside staff at both schools. Both schools are committed to nurturing staff to support the development of the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
This role would suit a graduate who is considering a career in teaching and who is motivated to acquire the necessary experience of working in a classroom before embarking on a post graduate course of study for teaching.
You must
- Have gained an NVQ Level 3 qualification for classroom assistants or equivalent as a minimum requirement
- Have also gained the HLTA status or hold a Level 4 qualification
- Have excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Have a passion for working with pupils with a variety of needs
- Be a motivational communicator for children of all abilities ensuring learning is engaging and inclusive
- Be an innovative classroom support with a commitment to promoting the inclusion agenda
- Be able to work effectively within the team to ensure there are high quality and effective learning opportunities for all children
- Be very flexible and adapt quickly to change
- Have a willingness to undertake training
- Have a sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
- Enthusiastic and well-motivated pupils
- Supportive parents
- A professional, committed and friendly team of staff
- An opportunity to play a significant role in the future development of the school
- The opportunity to undertake a range of professional development opportunities
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.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ecclesfield Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 398 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ecclesfield Primary School website
- Email address
- t.lilley@ecclesfield-pri.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01142467396
The children, staff and governors of Ecclesfield Primary School are looking to appoint an outstanding teacher to work in Y5. This would be a significant opportunity to become part of our two form entry primary school for the right candidate.
Ecclesfield Primary is an outward-facing school, with senior leaders supporting children across the locality in a range of ways. Ecclesfield Primary School is federated with Coit Primary and thus there are many opportunities to work alongside staff at both schools.
Both schools are committed to nurturing staff to support the development of the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
Arranging a visit to Ecclesfield Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email t.lilley@ecclesfield-pri.sheffield.sch.uk.
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