Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8RJ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d0030a88-4337-4186-8540-3e973a86a4a4 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity to work alongside our experienced staff in a highly successful Special Education
Needs (SEN) department in a mainstream secondary setting.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated HLTA to work closely with other specialist staff
to devise and deliver child centred provision to students and to work with a team to develop the
inclusive practices across the College. This role will have a focus on literacy and speech, language and
communications needs (SCLN) but will enable the successful candidate to gain experience of working
with a wide range of students with SEN.
We are interested in receiving applications from individuals with experience of working with literacy
difficulties and SCLN or who have a particular interest in that area that they would like to develop. The
College has a specialist autism facility and so relevant experience of working with autistic student in the
mainstream system would be highly valued.
The successful candidate should hold a HLTA qualification or be willing to work towards those standards
based on previous experience working in a relevant role.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you an opportunity to join a highly welcoming, friendly and dedicated support staff team. The support staff at Heathfield Community College are an integral cog in the workings of the College. Roles vary across the site including administration, classroom support, department specific technicians, pastoral support, site staff and cleaners. Every role is important and Heathfield Community College believes the work the support staff carry out is extremely valuable. By working together and doing the best we can do, the team help to make sure that our students are safe, happy and ready to achieve.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
An exciting opportunity to work alongside our experienced staff in a highly successful Special Education
Needs (SEN) department in a mainstream secondary setting.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated HLTA to work closely with other specialist staff
to devise and deliver child centred provision to students and to work with a team to develop the
inclusive practices across the College. This role will have a focus on literacy and speech, language and
communications needs (SCLN) but will enable the successful candidate to gain experience of working
with a wide range of students with SEN.
We are interested in receiving applications from individuals with experience of working with literacy
difficulties and SCLN or who have a particular interest in that area that they would like to develop. The
College has a specialist autism facility and so relevant experience of working with autistic student in the
mainstream system would be highly valued.
The successful candidate should hold a HLTA qualification or be willing to work towards those standards
based on previous experience working in a relevant role.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you an opportunity to join a highly welcoming, friendly and dedicated support staff team. The support staff at Heathfield Community College are an integral cog in the workings of the College. Roles vary across the site including administration, classroom support, department specific technicians, pastoral support, site staff and cleaners. Every role is important and Heathfield Community College believes the work the support staff carry out is extremely valuable. By working together and doing the best we can do, the team help to make sure that our students are safe, happy and ready to achieve.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.