Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Portchester Community School
Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Portchester Community School
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Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Part-time: 32.5 hours per week
Term-time only plus one week (40 weeks)
8.05 am to 3.15 pm Monday to Friday
Grade D
Actual Salary: 20743 to 22822 p.a.
Full Time equivalent salary: 26918 to 29616 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Closing date: Tuesday 2 September 2025
Interviews will take place the week commencing 8 September 2025
We are seeking one HLTA to join us from September to support with the planning and delivery of interventions across the school.
HLTA status is desired but we welcome applications from candidates who wish to develop their careers and are willing to work towards HLTA status.
The role of the Higher Level Teaching Assistant will be to work with pupils with identified SEND needs in order to promote their inclusion and to provide support for teaching and personalised learning. As part of the role there will be expectation to plan prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals small groups or classes.
The successful applicant will play a key role in the delivery of our learning support provision. This will include interventions such as literacy and numeracy as well as interventions focusing on social skills and mental health.
We are seeking to appoint an individual with experience in delivering literacy and numeracy interventions although applications from other backgrounds are welcome.
GCSE Grade C/4 (or equivalent) in English Language and mathematics is essential.
The postholder will also be responsible for fulfilling the safeguarding requirements of the role and adhering to the schools safeguarding policy.
Portchester Community School is a medium sized forward-looking 11-16 Community School and enjoys a good reputation in the local community as being a highly inclusive school environment.
Within the school we also have a resourced provision for physically disabled students who are integrated fully into the life of the school which brings a richness and variety to the curriculum and adds to our extensive after school are proud of the way we address the needs of all of our students. Learning support staff including HLTAs work to support the broad needs of these pupils including supporting in their physical and personal care needs.
As a community school we also have a nursery and a pre-school.
The school also continues to pride itself on its caring ethos and has recently been awarded the National Gold Standard for its Social Moral Spiritual and Cultural work. Our community engagement work has been a powerful vehicle at the school for promoting positive relationships and cultural awareness. Many students have had exceptional opportunities to travel and engage in new and exciting experiences both in the UK and abroad.
If you have any questions about the school or the role please email our SENCo Mrs Howell:
For further information about the post please visit our website at where an application pack is available under the About Us menu or email:
Please email your completed application to. Please return the equalities monitoring form in line with the details shown on the form.
Please be aware that a Hampshire County Council application form must be completed as CVs are not accepted.
Closing Date: Tuesday 2 September 2025
Portchester Community School 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 Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Online searches will be completed on all shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex and sexual orientation.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people. If shortlisted for interview you are therefore required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are spent. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are considered protected. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers and if they are disclosed employers cannot take them into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website:
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