HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT (HLTA)

Lancashire County Council; Clayton-le-Moors; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a committed HLTA for Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School. The role involves delivering PPA cover and other class coverage across year groups, working with small groups and individuals to secure progress and wellbeing.

The post is part time (four days per week, term time only); salary is full-time equivalent with pro-rata pay. Closing date is 06/11/2026, interview 18/11/2026, start 01/12/2026 or sooner.

Qualifications

• Essential NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Level 2 English and Maths qualifications.
• Ability to operate at NVQ Level 4 standard.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PPA and other class cover as required.
• Work across year groups and with small groups/individuals to secure progress and wellbeing.
• Provide planning of lessons/sequences of lessons.
• Use a range of assessment methods to track progress.
• Provide medical/care support to pupils with SEND.

Skills

Classroom support

PPA cover

Differentiation

Assessment usage

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Level 2 English/Literacy & Mathematics/Numeracy

Competence equivalent to NVQ Level 4

Job description

Location

Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School, Exchange Street, Accrington, BB5 0JD (366 on roll)

Tel: [phone]

School website: www.springhillschool.co.uk

Summary About the role

You will be a committed, energetic HLTA who supports high-quality teaching and learning across the school. The post involves delivering PPA cover and other class cover as required, working across year groups and with small groups and individuals to secure learning progress and support wellbeing. The role is four days per week.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

Closing date is 06/11/2026 by 12 noon

Interview date 18/11/2026

Start Date 01/12/2026 or sooner

This is a Variable hours contract

Essential Qualifications

• Recognised and relevant NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent.
• Level 2 or equivalent qualification in English/Literacy and Mathematics/Numeracy.
• Ability to operate at a level of understanding and competence equivalent to NVQ Level 4 standard.

Desirable Qualifications

• NVQ Level 4 qualification or equivalent.
• HLTA Status.
• First Aid/Paediatric First Aid Certificate.

Essential Experience

• Experience of working with children, including those with EHCPs and a range of SEND, in a primary setting.
• Experience of working in a primary classroom environment and following the EYFS/National Curriculum.
• Providing class cover/PPA.
• Planning lessons/sequences of lessons.
• Use of a range of assessment methods to help children to progress.
• Providing medical/care support to those with SEND needs.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in working within a support base/provision room to meet the needs of pupils.
• Experience in using personalised curriculum targets to set provision.
• Lunchtime welfare/play supervision

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community Rehabilitation Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.