Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Woodside Primary School and Nursery; Dudley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension & holiday benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Woodside Primary School is seeking a proactive HLTA to cover and lead class teaching across the school as part of our dedicated team. The role includes directing support staff, contributing to assessment and planning, and helping pupils achieve progress.

You will be appointed on Grade 7, working 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, with a permanent contract. The school values care, aspiration and achievement for every child.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates passion for learning and high aspirations for all children.
• Provides inspirational learning experiences and raises aspirations for all learners.
• Committed to improving outcomes and ensuring progress for every child.
• Knowledge of how children learn and progress in a school setting.
• Works effectively as part of a team and supports colleagues.
• Willing to go the extra mile to ensure pupil success.

Responsibilities

• Cover and lead class teaching across the school when appropriate.
• Direct the work of other adults supporting learning where relevant.
• Contribute to assessment, planning and reporting of pupil performance.

Skills

Passion for learning

High aspirations for all

Inspirational learning

Improving outcomes for children

Knowledge of how children learn

Team collaboration

Willing to go the extra mile

Job description

Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of seven very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn.

We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board.

We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels.

Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team.

We believe that we are stronger together - all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.

This role provides you with an opportunity to join our family to improve outcomes for children. If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch - we would be very happy to meet with you!

About the school

At Woodside Primary School, our values of Care, Aspire and Achieve are not simply words on a page — they guide our daily practice, our decision-making and our ambition for every child and adult within our community.

Woodside is a school with a strong sense of purpose. We are proud to serve a diverse community and to offer a breadth of provision that reflects our unwavering commitment to inclusion, early intervention and high expectations for all. Whether through our SEND Base, Time for Twos provision, Nursery or mainstream classes, we work tirelessly to ensure that every child feels safe, valued and supported to belong, to aspire and to achieve their very best.

This is an exciting and important moment in Woodside’s journey. The school is on a clear and focused improvement pathway, underpinned by growing capacity, strong Trust support and a shared determination to secure the highest standards. Our next Head of School will play a pivotal role in building on this momentum — leading with care, setting ambitious expectations and ensuring that all pupils and staff are able to thrive.

We are seeking a leader who believes, as we do, that great schools are built on strong relationships, inclusive practice and an uncompromising focus on teaching and learning. Someone who leads with integrity, champions our values and is driven by the moral purpose of making a difference to children’s lives.

If you share our belief that schools should be places where everyone is cared for, encouraged to aspire, and supported to achieve, I warmly invite you to consider joining us at Woodside Primary School.

We look forward to welcoming the next leader who will help our school — and our community — continue to grow and succeed.

The Role : HLTA

HVT Vacancy Reference: HVT0813

The successful HLTA will be expected to cover and lead class teaching across the school when appropriate, directing the work, where relevant, of other adults in supporting learning. They will undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher and school leaders and will contribute to effective assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as appropriate to the level of the role.

You will be appointed on Grade 7, working 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. You will be employed on a permanent contract.

We are looking for a HLTA who:

• has a passion for learning
• has high aspirations for all children and themselves
• provides inspirational learning experiences
• is committed to improving outcomes and raising aspirations for all children
• is knowledgeable about how children learn and progress
• is able to work as part of a team
• is willing to go the extra mile

We can offer you:

• Highly motivated staff
• A leadership team whose focus is on improving outcomes for our children
• Children who value learning and supportive parents
• An ethos of valuing staff and their Professional Development
• A stimulating learning environment which is conducive to learning
• Competitive salary
• Generous benefits (pension, holiday, discounted fees at our Trust schools)
• Employee Assistance Programme (supporting your health and wellbeing)
• Networking and support opportunities between the Trust schools

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Gemma Rock via emai at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 20/11/2026

Shortlisting: TBC

Interviews: TBC

All applicants short listed will be required to take part in a formal interview process.

Additional Information:

Hales Valley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974