HLTA (PPA Cover)

Protocol Education Ltd; North Shields; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE payments

CPD Academy access

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Protocol Education Ltd is seeking a confident HLTA to join a friendly primary school in Tynemouth. The role is full-time and long-term, starting in September, with duties across the school day.

You will manage classrooms, support language-rich learning, and cover lessons where needed, with weekly PAYE payments and access to CPD training. The school values a warm, reliable approach and strong behaviour management, and you will work under teaching staff guidance while contributing to safeguarding.

Qualifications

• HLTA qualification or strong experience working at HLTA level.
• Experience in a UK primary school setting is essential.
• Ability to establish a positive learning environment with consistent behaviour management.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover and support across the school day as HLTA.
• Support teachers with lesson delivery and language-rich activities.
• Maintain high standards of pupil behaviour and safeguarding.

Skills

Classroom management

Behaviour management

Interpersonal skills

Education

HLTA qualification

UK primary school experience

Job description

Fancy a role where no two days are the same, but the children keep you smiling anyway? We’re working with a friendly and welcoming primary school inTynemouthwho are looking for a confidentHLTA to join their team.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who loves languages, enjoys leading learning, and is happy to jump in where needed across the school.

Location:Tynemouth, North Tyneside
Role:Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Start Date:September
Contract:Full-time, long-term

The Role

This HLTA position is split across the school day:

What We’re Looking For

To thrive in this role, you’ll need:

• HLTA qualification (or strong experience working at HLTA level)
• Experience working in a UK primary school setting
• Strong classroom presence and behaviour management
• A warm, reliable approach and the ability to adapt quickly

What You’ll Get

• A varied role that keeps your week interesting
• A supportive school team who genuinely value their support staff
• Weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella faff)
• FREE access to Protocol Education’s CPD Academy
• Ongoing support from your dedicated consultant

Interested?

If you’re an HLTA who can step in confidently to cover lessons, we’d love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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