Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Job title:       Higher level teaching assistant (HLTA)

Reports to:  HLTA manager

Salary:          NJC scale 6, points 18 - 20 (£30,699 - £31,731 full-time equivalent) 

Starting: NJC scale 6, point 18. Actual salary: £26,471.58

(£30,699 full-time equivalent).

Annual review, rising to the top of the range: NJC scale 6, point 20. 

Actual salary £27,361.47 (£31,731 full-time equivalent).

Working days/hours: Part - time, permanent position

Monday - Friday (35.5 hours per week), 39 weeks per year.

8am - 4pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

8am - 4.30pm on Tuesday

One hour for lunch (unpaid)

Start date:           As soon as possible 

Location: Hermitage Primary School

Vanguard Learning Trust welcomes applications for the position of Higher level teaching assistant (HLTA) at Hermitage Primary School. Hermitage Primary School is an excellent school where children love learning and achieve the highest standards possible in a thriving multicultural learning environment. Above all, Hermitage strives to touch the lives of all its children to ensure they grow up to be reflective, self-aware, and resourceful; they are empathetic towards others and confident young people.

We are looking for a HLTA who will complement the work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision, monitor pupils, assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development and will, with the teacher, plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals/groups as well as covering whole classes for planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time/ECT time.

In return, we offer a supportive and collaborative working environment where staff are valued and encouraged to develop through continuing professional development, the ability to become part of a generous local government pension scheme, and a range of employee benefits through the Wider Wallet scheme.

Full details of the role and its associated responsibilities can be found on the job description and person specification which is available below.

Applications should be returned to Stephen Burns, Director of People, via email: recruitment@vlt.org.uk 

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Wednesday 11th October 2023 at 10am

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 19th October 2023

Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website (click here):

Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.