Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) – Level 4
Salary: £31,537-£33,699 per anum, pro rata (Grade: 6 SCP 18 – 22)
Actual salary: £27,095-£28,953 per annum
Working hours: 37 hours per week during term time
Closing date: Monday, 29th June at 9am
The Role
Hayesfield Girls’ School is seeking a skilled and compassionate HLTA to join our Learning Support team. Working with our SENDCo, you will take responsibility for agreed SEN learning activities, including planning and delivering interventions for individuals or groups, and occasionally supervising whole classes short-term. Uniquely, you will also line-manage and appraise a team of Teaching Assistants, helping to shape our specialist SEN provision.
Key Responsibilities:
- Specialist SEN Support: Implement tailored strategies based on student profiles to accelerate progress, inclusion, and independence.
- Intervention Delivery: Plan and deliver targeted learning objectives, with a strong focus on improving core literacy and numeracy skills.
- Assessment & Feedback: Track student progress systematically, providing objective feedback to teachers and participating in parent review meetings.
- Line Management: Manage a team of Teaching Assistants, leading on their work allocation, team meetings, induction, and annual appraisals.
- Short-Term Cover: Supervise whole classes or tutor groups during a teacher's brief absence, maintaining excellent order and high expectations.
Requirements
Essential Requirements
- Qualifications: Attainment of HLTA standards OR Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Strong basic education in GCSE English and Maths.
- Expertise: Specialist training in learning strategies or SEN areas (e.g., dyslexia, autism, literacy/numeracy frameworks).
- Leadership: Proven ability to organize, motivate, and line-manage a team of support staff effectively.
- Experience: Clear understanding of secondary-age education and statutory SEN frameworks.
- Attributes: A calm, professional manner with excellent communication skills and the physical capability to support active learning environments.
We offer
- An opportunity to be part of a well-respected, top-achieving, and oversubscribed secondary school.
- A dedicated and caring team of professional colleagues.
- Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government).
- Access to the Cycle to Work scheme and a supportive sick leave scheme.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme—a free and confidential support service.
About us
Hayesfield is an oversubscribed Girls’ School with a co-educational Sixth Form in Bath. Driven by our motto, "Achieving Ambitions," our results consistently place us in the top 5% of schools nationally.
How to apply
Please complete the Non-Teaching Application Form with a supporting statement detailing how your experience meets the HLTA criteria.
Safeguarding Statement
Hayesfield Girls' School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Hayesfield Girls' School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
