Higher Level Teaching Assistant - St James CE Primary School

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Oldbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

St James Primary School seeks a passionate HL TA to support children in their learning across EYFS to KS2 and take on class teaching responsibilities. We offer a collaborative environment with training opportunities, ensuring every child excels in a nurturing setting.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Supportive leadership team

Friendly collaborative team

Positive school culture

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting classroom learning.
• Knowledge of Year 6 SATs expectations preferred.
• Ability to motivate and inspire children.

Responsibilities

• Support children in class and through interventions.
• Cover whole class teaching during management times.
• Implement positive behaviour management strategies.

Skills

Positive attitude

Communication

Team player

Education

Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

We are proud of our enthusiastic children and dedicated staff team who make St James Primary a friendly and fun-filled school to learn in. St James Primary is at the heart of a diverse and ever-changing community in Oldbury, West Midlands. Embedded in our school is our vision of 'Let us love, let us thrive' and the associated values of love, peace, honesty, friendship, endurance and respect, making St James Primary a wonderful place to work.

We are looking for a skilled HL TA to join our hard-working, committed team of professionals. Your role will be supporting children with in class learning and interventions across the school from EYFS to KS2. As HLTA, you will be covering PPA and management times in different year groups which will involve whole class teaching responsibility. You will join a hard-working, committed team of professionals and will find our children are happy, enthusiastic and determined learners.

What we offer:

• A friendly and collaborative team of professionals who care about each other
• A supportive and encouraging leadership team who value integrity
• An experienced and committed teaching team to work alongside
• Training and development opportunities for all staff
• Creative, enthusiastic children with amazing ideas who will make you smile on a daily basis
• The chance to make a real difference to the lives of our children and families

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who shares our vision and belief that all children can exceed expectations and thrive when given the right opportunities.

The successful candidate will be:

• A positive and enthusiastic addition to our lively learning community
• Personable, approachable and able to build positive working relationships with adults and children
• An excellent higher level teaching assistant with high expectations of self and all children; someone who is committed to raising standards of learning and achievement;
• Demonstrate a high standard of English and maths (knowledge of Year 6 SATs expectations would be an advantage);
• Flexible, organised and a good communicator;
• An inspirer who is able to motivate all pupils to learn; someone who is genuinely interested in children learning in a creative and engaging way;
• Experienced and committed to positive behaviour management strategies;
• Solution focused and resilient; someone who can offer and receive support as part of a team;
• A passionate team player who will play an active role in all aspects of school life and make an active contribution to the development of our school.

If this is an opportunity that excites you, we strongly encourage you to find out more by visiting our school. You can contact our school office to arrange a visit on one of the following dates:

Monday 14th July 2025 - 9.00 am or 3.30 pm

Tuesday 15th July 2025 - 9.00 am or 3.30 pm

Wednesday 16th July 2025 - 3.30 pm

To arrange a visit, please contact the school on 0121 552 5491 or [e-mail]

Applications are available to download below and completed applications should be returned to [e-mail]

St James CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and clearances, including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service/ and or barred list checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

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

Please note that CVs are not accepted.

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spamboxes as well as your inbox incase any correspondence has been delivered there.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Hours:32.5hrs per week - Term Time plus 5 INSET days

Grade:Grade E, SCP 18-25 (£30,559 - £35,235 p.a.) Actual Salary - £23,952 - £28,569 p.a.

Location: St James CE Primary,Wolverley Crescent,Oldbury,West Midlands B69 1BG

Closing Date:Monday 1st September 2025 @ 9:00am

Interview Date: Tuesday 9th September 2025