KS2 Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Contract: Fixed Term, 1 Year

Salary: Grade E

Start Date: September 2025

Connect Academy Trust is looking to appoint a highly skilled HLTA to support children's learning in KS2. 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.

To help you achieve this, we can offer you:

• support to develop your skills through school-centred, multi academy trust wide and external continuing professional development and team work;
• wonderful staff and pupils who are keen to learn;
• a very dedicated team with a strong positive ethos;
• a well-resourced and highly professional school.

If you are interested, please complete an online application form. https://ce0218li.webitrent.com/ce0218li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=838654ApYP&VACANCY_ID=974369f77c

If you have any questions relating to this post, or if you are unable to access our online application, please contact Miss GDingley, School Operations Lead, on gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk

Closing date: Friday 6th June 2025 @ 09:00am

Interviews: Friday 13th June 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.