Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
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Job Description
Salary FTE Grade 5 29093 to 31586
Actual salary 25023 to 27168 (with under five years service)
Contract term 37 hours per week 39 weeks per year fixed term for one year
Start date September 2025
Closing date Midnight Sunday 6 July 2025
Mercia Learning Trust
Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012 with one secondary school our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils with 650 staff.
Why do we exist
To empower everyone in our communities especially the most disadvantaged to succeed.
How do we behave
We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.
What do we do
We run schools that focus on academic excellence cultural capital and the development of character.
How will we succeed
A culture of excellence high standards shaped by clarity not control.
Academic focus empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
Purposeful collaboration relationships built on trust reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.
Our staff are a crucial part of our trust just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting training retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.
Woodlands Primary School
Woodlands Primary School is a 2-form entry primary and nursery for children aged 2-11 in a vibrant South Sheffield community. This popular and over-subscribed school has around 500 pupils. In February 2022 Ofsted graded our school as strongly Good.
The role
We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled HLTA to join our hardworking and supportive team for a one-year fixed term contract. The successful candidates role will primarily be to cover classes throughout Key Stage 1. However the role will be varied and will also include supporting teachers within a classroom and leading interventions. Experience of teaching phonics and also of working in KS1 are both desirable.
The candidate
The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and knowledgeable keen to work in partnership with current staff and able to work under instruction as well as having the ability to use their initiative. They will challenge and excite our children and have the ability to consistently deliver high quality learning experiences. Imaginative and committed they should have passion for the role high standards of professionalism and high expectations of the children. They will have the vision enthusiasm and drive to build on the strong foundations that already exist within the school.
Employment Type
Full-Time
