Higher Level Teaching Assistant for Literacy (TA4)
| Posting date: | 21 August 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | York, North Yorkshire, YO32 4BZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ef51c1fc-b608-48c1-93f1-f867d27cfa6c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Joseph Rowntree School is seeking to recruit a HLTA (TA4) to complement the professional work of our teachers. The role will focus on literacy support, with some time spent supporting the team delivering our whole school literacy strategies, so relevant experience in that area would be an advantage. In addition, there will be a requirement to teach a small group of KS2 level learners in conjunction with subject teachers.
Personal qualities should include energy, enthusiasm, assertiveness, high standards, a strong personality, a sense of humour and you must be a team player.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a range of benefits, including:
• Full access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Training and development opportunities (CPD)
• Access to Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to an employee benefit scheme, which offers discounts across a range of products and services from health and wellbeing to leisure and retail.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 helpline for free and confidential advice
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.
The Joseph Rowntree School is seeking to recruit a HLTA (TA4) to complement the professional work of our teachers. The role will focus on literacy support, with some time spent supporting the team delivering our whole school literacy strategies, so relevant experience in that area would be an advantage. In addition, there will be a requirement to teach a small group of KS2 level learners in conjunction with subject teachers.
Personal qualities should include energy, enthusiasm, assertiveness, high standards, a strong personality, a sense of humour and you must be a team player.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a range of benefits, including:
• Full access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Training and development opportunities (CPD)
• Access to Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to an employee benefit scheme, which offers discounts across a range of products and services from health and wellbeing to leisure and retail.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 helpline for free and confidential advice
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.