Higher Level Teaching Assistant – HLTA (SEMH)

WMJobs; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 28,985 - 32,127; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Eye care for VDU users

Gym membership

Cycle to work

Free lunch for duty staff

Employee assistance programme

Employee benefits scheme

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Higham Lane North Academy invites applications for the post of Higher Level Teaching Assistant with a September/October 2026 start. The role supports learning across classroom settings, including individuals, small groups, and occasionally whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present; supervision will guide the activities.

The salary ranges from £28,985 to £32,127, dependent on service and experience, with a 1 April 2026 pay award likely increasing this.

Qualifications

• Suitably-qualified and enthusiastic individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils' learning in a range of classroom settings, including working with individuals, small groups and occasionally with whole classes.
• Support the work of a qualified teacher and, under supervision, have responsibility for agreed learning activities.

Job description

Higham Lane North Academy,

September / October 2026 start

Salary: £28,985 to £32,127 (dependent on service and experience) (pay award pending effective 1 April 2026 not included - likely to be at least an additional 3.3%)

37 hours per week, 39 weeks (Term-Time only plus 5 INSET days)

Higham Lane North Academy is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Higher Level Teaching Assistant for a September / October 2026 start.

At Higham Lane North Academy, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you:

• excellent continuous professional development
• reduced workload
• behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
• a range of imaginative approaches to ensure staff wellbeing
• free, onsite parking
• subsidised eye care for extended VDU users
• a Gym Membership Scheme
• a Cycle to Work Scheme
• free lunch for duty staff
• an Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
• an Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials

Applications are invited from suitably-qualified and enthusiastic individuals to advance pupils' learning in a range of classroom settings, including working with individuals, small groups and occasionally with whole classes where the assigned teacher is not present. The successful candidate will support the work of a qualified teacher and, under an agreed system of supervision, have responsibility for agreed learning activities.