Higher Level Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 18 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3HH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | ed6cb57f-3a16-4a18-bbd4-ff29736d95f1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Experience of working with children in an educational environment
• Experience of working with children who have a variety of educational needs
• HLTA qualification (or be working towards one)
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent evaluation and monitoring skills
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Ability to respond sensitively and flexibly to competing demands from children
• Ability to support children with Special Educational Needs
• Ability to engage children in creative and innovative play
• See Job description and Job specification for further information
What the school offers its staff
• Inclusive and enthusiastic team
• Training and development opportunities
• Active interest in staff wellbeing
Further details about the role
• Work in an extended role as part of a team of Teachers, other Teaching Assistants and other professionals, under the general direction of the Headteacher.
• Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) are members of a multi-disciplinary team working under the supervision and general direction of a qualified teacher.
They are able to:
a) Contribute to a wide range of teaching and learning activities.
b) Assist and support the work of qualified teachers with individual children’s, small groups and whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present.
• A key part of this role will be delivering whole class lessons as guided by the teacher
• From 1 December 2025,our refreshed Pay and Reward package comes into effect, bringing a new approach to how we recognise and reward roles across the Council. This means the salary for this role will be changing. The pay range for this role will be an hourly rate of £16.35– £18.85 from 1 December 2025.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. Mudeford Community Infants School is committed to equal opportunities.
• Experience of working with children in an educational environment
• Experience of working with children who have a variety of educational needs
• HLTA qualification (or be working towards one)
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent evaluation and monitoring skills
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Ability to respond sensitively and flexibly to competing demands from children
• Ability to support children with Special Educational Needs
• Ability to engage children in creative and innovative play
• See Job description and Job specification for further information
What the school offers its staff
• Inclusive and enthusiastic team
• Training and development opportunities
• Active interest in staff wellbeing
Further details about the role
• Work in an extended role as part of a team of Teachers, other Teaching Assistants and other professionals, under the general direction of the Headteacher.
• Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) are members of a multi-disciplinary team working under the supervision and general direction of a qualified teacher.
They are able to:
a) Contribute to a wide range of teaching and learning activities.
b) Assist and support the work of qualified teachers with individual children’s, small groups and whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present.
• A key part of this role will be delivering whole class lessons as guided by the teacher
• From 1 December 2025,our refreshed Pay and Reward package comes into effect, bringing a new approach to how we recognise and reward roles across the Council. This means the salary for this role will be changing. The pay range for this role will be an hourly rate of £16.35– £18.85 from 1 December 2025.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. Mudeford Community Infants School is committed to equal opportunities.