Grade 4 Higher Level Teaching Assistant (QUE)

Wmjobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Impact Academy Trust is recruiting a Grade 4 Higher Level Teaching Assistant to support pupils with SEND across multiple sites in North Birmingham. The role involves planning, delivering and assessing learning, with emphasis on communication, wellbeing and PfA, in a collaborative trust environment.

The post is permanent, 32.5 hours per week, term-time only, with a SEN allowance and a start date in early January 2027. DBS required and safeguarding checks apply.

Qualifications

• HLTA role supporting pupils with a range of SEND needs.
• Planning and delivering learning with supervision; contributing to wider provision.

Responsibilities

• Complement Teachers by planning, preparing and delivering learning sessions.
• Assess pupil progress and contribute to Discovery/Quest pathways.

Skills

Communication

Emotional wellbeing

PfA (Preparation for Adulthood)

Job description

Post: Grade 4 Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Salary: Grade 4 £35,570 - £43,149 FTE (£27,692.12 - £34,592.56 Actual)

Allowance: SEN Allowance - £1,779 pro rata

Hours of work: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: 4 January 2027

Closing date: 16 November 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 30 November 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

About Us

Education Impact Academy Trust is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham, incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We work collaboratively to deliver outstanding provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Our shared ethos is "Better Never Ends".

"These are exciting times at Queensbury School. Caring staff, an ambitious curriculum and new buildings are all driving improvements for pupils. Leaders aim to help pupils ‘unleash their limitless potential’. Staff, parents, carers and pupils are united in making this vision a reality."

About the Role

To complement the professional work of Teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This includes planning, preparing and delivering learning sessions, assessing pupil progress and contributing to the wider provision within the school.

The HLTA will play a key role within the Discovery and Quest pathways, supporting pupils with a range of complex SEND needs. The role includes planning and delivering the equivalent of one day per week of learning, with a strong emphasis on:

• Communication development


• Emotional wellbeing and regulation


• Preparation for adulthood (PfA)

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culturethat values every employee.


• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.


• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.


• 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completingtraining outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.


• AnEmployee Assistance Programme viatheBHSFApp–includingfreetotally confidentialsupport, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.


• Access to discounts and offersat manywell-knownretailers and other organisationsviatheBHSFApp.


• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme(TPS)for Teachers.


• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5years’plus service and 34 following 10years’plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.


• Family friendly policies.


• Onsite parking at all sites.

We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

The Trust is committed tosafeguardingand promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be requiredto providetwo suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any changes.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and 2023, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosedto employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide:

DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK