Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - 32.50 hours per week, 8.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. Term time only (38 weeks). Grade D - Step 1 - Full Time Equivalent Salary £27,779, Actual Annual Salary £20,458.86.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to join our team. The role will be varied and you will need to be adaptable and flexible - there will be opportunities to work within the whole class, teaching small groups and on a 1:1 basis with individual pupils.

The successful candidate will:

• Have an HLTA qualification.
• Have relevant and recent experience of working within a school setting.
• Have a positive attitude and be willing to take on new challenges, being flexible and adaptable every day.
• Have a good understanding of safeguarding.
• Be professional and act with integrity.
• Be a good team player, while being able to work independently.

The key features of our vision are that:

• Children are at the heart of what we do.
• All learners are supported and challenged to become curious, determined, generous, honest, proud and respectful individuals who are aspirational and ambitious.
• Exciting personalised learning provision to stimulate pupils’ enjoyment and love of learning.
• An ethos that is inclusive, where each individual is valued and there is a focus on well-being and achievement.
• High quality professional learning for staff, developing strong and sustainable partnerships where innovative practice is jointly developed and linked to educational research and high-quality teaching and learning.
• Clear lines of accountability, underpinned by strong management systems.
• Outstanding leadership at all levels to realise the vision.

Benefits of working for our trust include:

• Friendly and sociable colleagues
• RAISE a Hand day: One day per academic year — a fully paid day off to support personal events.
• Two-week October half term: Providing staff and students with an extended break during the autumn term.
• Free on-site car park
• Staff membership rates to our modern on-site Leisure Centre
• Enrolment in one of the UK’s largest public sector pension schemes
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice
• Good transport links

If you would like to visit the school, please contact the school office on 01489 737970 to arrange a tour.

If you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Closing Date: Midday, Monday 6th July 2026.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

RAISE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) along with other relevant employment checks.