Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Are you passionate about making a difference in children’s’ lives? Do you have the skills and enthusiasm to support and inspire young minds?

Zest Education is working with a vibrant school who are looking for a dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join their team.

Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire

Start Date: January 2025

Working Hours/Pattern: Part-Time, 28.75 hours per week

As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA), you will take on a pivotal role in the classroom, leading lessons and providing targeted support to students. You’ll collaborate with teachers to plan and deliver engaging activities, manage classroom behavior, and assess student progress. Your efforts will help create a positive and productive learning environment, ensuring every student has the opportunity to succeed.

The School

This Primary Academy serves families from predominately, the Stonydelph and Wilnecote areas of Tamworth. It is a part of a popular Academy Trust.

The school believe strength lies in unity. Working together as a cohesive team is essential to creating a nurturing and dynamic learning environment for pupils. Their commitment to collaboration ensures that every member of the community—pupils, staff, and families—feels valued and supported.

The ideal candidate would:

• support the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or for whole classes.
• monitor pupils and assessing whole classes under an agreed system of supervision.
• undertake the job description of a Teaching Assistant at NVQ 3 level but to a higher level of expertise and experience, able to undertake or contribute to the development of strategies and policies and able to work with greater freedom and initiative.
• deliver whole class learning to release a class teacher for PPA or other non-contact time.

Requirements:

• Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification (equivalent
• qualification) or higher
• Level 2 qualification in English and Maths (GCSE or equivalent)
• Experience in working in a primary school.
• Knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Jo at Joanne@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an REC audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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