Teaching Assistant with HLTA Responsibilities
| Posting date: | 04 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Location: | Draycott, Somerset, BS27 3SD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a2383868-5a5f-47e2-bad2-b3b971339fab |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Is flexible, caring, calm, creative and resilient
• Can demonstrate good communication, listening and questioning skills
• Has an insight into developing social and emotional skills
• Is committed to inclusion
• Will play a role in promoting high standards in teaching and learning and behaviour within the class and across the school
• Experience successfully leading on the delivery of whole lessons or elements of a lesson, for individuals, small groups or for a whole class in the event of a planned or unplanned of the class teacher.
• Experience contributing to the planning, monitoring and assessment.
• HLTA qualification or equivalent or willingness to work towards qualification.
What the school offers its staff
• Professional induction, training and continued professional development opportunities
• Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme
• A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, CareFirst who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family
• Exciting opportunities as part of a growing multi-academy Trust
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution in excess of 20% subject to pension eligibility criteria.
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.
• Is flexible, caring, calm, creative and resilient
• Can demonstrate good communication, listening and questioning skills
• Has an insight into developing social and emotional skills
• Is committed to inclusion
• Will play a role in promoting high standards in teaching and learning and behaviour within the class and across the school
• Experience successfully leading on the delivery of whole lessons or elements of a lesson, for individuals, small groups or for a whole class in the event of a planned or unplanned of the class teacher.
• Experience contributing to the planning, monitoring and assessment.
• HLTA qualification or equivalent or willingness to work towards qualification.
What the school offers its staff
• Professional induction, training and continued professional development opportunities
• Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme
• A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, CareFirst who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family
• Exciting opportunities as part of a growing multi-academy Trust
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution in excess of 20% subject to pension eligibility criteria.
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.