EYFS / KS1 Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Salary: Connect Grade E (£30,024 - £32,597 pro rata) Hours: 28.75 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum

Full Time, Permanent

Required in January 2026

Connect Academy Trust is looking to appoint a highly skilled HLTA to support children's learning primarily in KS1/EYFS. The role will includedelivering interventions and covering classes during planned or unplanned teacher absence. This would be an ideal role for an aspiring teacher or a recently qualified teacher wishing to gain more classroom experience.

As part of your role you may be required to:

• cover teacher or support staff absence, e.g. for sickness absence, courses etc;
• plan, manage and deliver interventions across a key stage;
• cover the class to allow a teacher to run interventions;
• attend meetings as required sometimes at the start or end of a school day
• plan, teach and evaluate lessons (with some support from teachers);
• assess and mark work completed with teaching groups and classes

You could be the person we appoint if you are:

• inspiring and motivated;
• committed to excellence, inclusion and high expectations;
• plan, prioritise and liaise with teachers on daily timetables;
• highly effective in the planning, teaching and evaluation of all lessons;
• able to maintain positive relationships with pupils, colleagues and families;
• willing to motivate others, seek and accept advice;
• rigorous in ensuring all pupils make good progress;
• able to contribute to the wider life of the school;
• willing to train in the appropriate qualifications;
• ready to lift the ceiling on expectations of children.

If you are interested, please complete an online application form.

If you have any questions relating to the post, or if you are unable to access the online application, please email gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk

Closing date: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 9am

Interviews: Monday 10th November 2025

Connect is fully committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required to be undertaken and an on-line check of publicly available information will be completed to assess the successful candidate’s suitability to work with children