Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,300 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, Greater London, E17 5QJ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1504509 |
Summary
Essential Qualifications
— Maths and English GCSE Grade 4/C or equivalent (Level 2)
Essential Qualities
—Proven track record of excellent performance as a teaching assistant or learning support tutor
—Able to deliver intervention in core and creative subjects
—Able to track, monitor and record learner progression, including intervention
—Excellent report writing skills
—Confidence to deliver catch-up sessions
—One-year experience of working with SEN
Desirable Skills
—Proven track record of supporting learners with additional learning needs well
—Conscientious team player with a positive outlook and a keen eye for detail
—Good in English and Maths Skills
—Knowledge and understanding of at least one of the following creative curriculum areas: Music, Media, Games Design, Animation, Art, Performing Arts, Event
—Higher level teaching assistant qualification or willingness to work towards one
—Experience in delivering literacy/numeracy intervention
—Experience of behaviour management and positive behaviour support plans.
Key Tasks
—Encourage learner attendance, punctuality
—Promote independent learning, helping to build self-esteem
—Support learners with learning barriers with instruction comprehension and proofreading SPAG
—Assist the tutor to ensure learners receive an engaging learning experience
—Update support plans, and type up academic notes to record learner progress for management to report to guardians
—Help learners remain on programme, achieve their qualifications and progress
—To collaborate with the tutor to refine lesson plans to suit the learner needs and learning styles
—To invigilate exams according to learner access arrangement needs
—Review support plans for ALS learners and set weekly and monthly targets for the learner to feed into their ILP
—Parent/carer communication – produce half termly reports
—Promote the safety and wellbeing young people
—Support with access arrangements, Part 1 of Form 8s, form 9s, etc.
—Mentor sessions/catch ups with SEN learners
—Mentor new learning support tutors or those needing additional support
—Ensure relevant information is shared with tutors regarding learners’ needs and support strategies
Salary and Days of Work
—35 hours across 5 days a week for 52 weeks per year
—25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays
—This is a permanent full-time position
—Start Date ASAP/academic year
—Annual salary £29,300
How to Apply
You must be eligible to work in the UK as this job is in London.BCT value EDI and safeguarding and welcome all applications. Candidate appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
We welcome industry professionals who wish to enter teaching,via the fully funded Taking Teaching Further scheme’s qualification. This includes 6 months of reduced timetable for training with full pay and lesson cover.
— Maths and English GCSE Grade 4/C or equivalent (Level 2)
Essential Qualities
—Proven track record of excellent performance as a teaching assistant or learning support tutor
—Able to deliver intervention in core and creative subjects
—Able to track, monitor and record learner progression, including intervention
—Excellent report writing skills
—Confidence to deliver catch-up sessions
—One-year experience of working with SEN
Desirable Skills
—Proven track record of supporting learners with additional learning needs well
—Conscientious team player with a positive outlook and a keen eye for detail
—Good in English and Maths Skills
—Knowledge and understanding of at least one of the following creative curriculum areas: Music, Media, Games Design, Animation, Art, Performing Arts, Event
—Higher level teaching assistant qualification or willingness to work towards one
—Experience in delivering literacy/numeracy intervention
—Experience of behaviour management and positive behaviour support plans.
Key Tasks
—Encourage learner attendance, punctuality
—Promote independent learning, helping to build self-esteem
—Support learners with learning barriers with instruction comprehension and proofreading SPAG
—Assist the tutor to ensure learners receive an engaging learning experience
—Update support plans, and type up academic notes to record learner progress for management to report to guardians
—Help learners remain on programme, achieve their qualifications and progress
—To collaborate with the tutor to refine lesson plans to suit the learner needs and learning styles
—To invigilate exams according to learner access arrangement needs
—Review support plans for ALS learners and set weekly and monthly targets for the learner to feed into their ILP
—Parent/carer communication – produce half termly reports
—Promote the safety and wellbeing young people
—Support with access arrangements, Part 1 of Form 8s, form 9s, etc.
—Mentor sessions/catch ups with SEN learners
—Mentor new learning support tutors or those needing additional support
—Ensure relevant information is shared with tutors regarding learners’ needs and support strategies
Salary and Days of Work
—35 hours across 5 days a week for 52 weeks per year
—25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays
—This is a permanent full-time position
—Start Date ASAP/academic year
—Annual salary £29,300
How to Apply
You must be eligible to work in the UK as this job is in London.BCT value EDI and safeguarding and welcome all applications. Candidate appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
We welcome industry professionals who wish to enter teaching,via the fully funded Taking Teaching Further scheme’s qualification. This includes 6 months of reduced timetable for training with full pay and lesson cover.