Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Reading

Tmet; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Castle Mead Academy in Leicester is seeking an enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our growing school as part of The Mead Educational Trust. The role supports scholars, works within the SENDCO team and upholds our ethos and high standards in a brand-new £37m building.

We offer a position that enables professional growth in a supportive, values-driven environment with a focus on safeguarding and pastoral care for pupils.

Qualifications

• Pastoral support experience or aptitude is desirable.
• Experience working with students with diverse needs.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare.

Responsibilities

• Support scholars and uphold the ethos, expectations and standards of the academy.
• Work as part of the SENDCO team to support pupils' learning and wellbeing.
• Contribute to a calm, orderly environment that enables teaching and learning.

Skills

Pastoral support

SENDCO team

Commitment to safeguarding

Job description

EmployerCastle Mead AcademyLocationLeicester, LeicestershireContract TypePermanentHoursFull TimeSalaryTBCPosted26th August 2026Start DateAs Soon As PossibleExpires18th September 2026 09:00 AMContract TypePermanentStart DateAs Soon As PossibleJob ID1571308Job ReferenceCMA/HLTAHigher Level Teaching Assistant, ReadingLocation: Leicester, city centre.Closing Date: 18th September 2026, 9.00amInterviews: September 2026Position Start Date: To be confirmedSalary: LG Band 7, Point 19 - 22 (£31,504 – £34,004 pro rata) (£36,888 - £39,816 FTE)An opportunity for an enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join the team at Castle Mead Academy, as part of The Mead Educational Trust.In August 2019, Castle Mead Academy, a non-selective secondary school, opened its doors and welcomed our first year 7 cohort. Since then, we have never looked back! We are now fully-grown, with over 1200 scholars as part of our school, going about their learning each and every day. Building on the success of Rushey Mead Academy, Castle Mead is making available in the heart of Leicester a standard of education matching the very best schools in the country so that every scholar leaves us with high value academic qualifications and wider positive dispositions to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.The opportunity to work in a growing school, is like no other. When you start a school from scratch like we have, it is a golden opportunity to put in place all of the amazing things you have heard and read about from the best schools in the land – but in one place, here in Leicester! Having moved into our new state-of-the-art school building in 2022, join us and help to build a genuine legacy of your own, alongside colleagues who are aligned in their values.Castle Mead is an Outstanding school, and we seek a colleague with high potential to join our team.This is a unique opportunity to work in a school where:• there is a pristinely calm orderly environment with rigorous routines so as teachers can teach and scholars can learn;• we champion old-fashioned values, including manners, and want our scholars to grow as individuals;• we distribute leadership, consistently consider staff workload and want to just keep getting better;• we moved into a new £37m building, on the picturesque riverside, in August 2021!We are recruiting our next Higher Level Teaching Assistant. If you are ambitious, persistent and open-minded, with a genuine passion for learning and young people, then we want to hear from you.This is an opportunity for a pastoral support worker who is:• wanting to support our scholars and uphold the ethos, expectations and standards of the academy;• is seeking to work as part of our SENDCO team;• willing to learn from the expertise of colleagues;Yes, we seek someone who has a genuine moral purpose and belief that everyone is capable of excellence. We seek a colleague to join us to bring a no excuses approach, to ensure every child has the very best offer that they deserve.We know that carefully considering the way we do things and how this impacts on our school culture is of paramount importance.Please submit your application by Friday 18th September 2026.For further information, a confidential discussion, to book a visit to Castle Mead Academy or any technical queries please contact Kirsty Gunn, Office Manager by email or telephone (details can be found in the candidate pack).Castle Mead Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.Safeguarding Statement:This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.