Level Teaching Assistant

Job title: HLTA

Salary: NJC 12 - 17 £ 20,525 - £22,265 (Actual Salary) - £27,711 - £30,060 (FTE) well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: 32.5 hours a week, (38.4 weeks per year)

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 26th June 2026

Interview date: 29th June 2026

Start date: September 2026

Join our warm and dedicated team at Lift Meadstead Primary and help shape a child's learning journey. We’re looking for two experienced and passionate Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTA) to support young learners with the energy, creativity and commitment they deserve.

In this HLTA role, you’ll work closely with our teachers to help deliver an ambitious curriculum, creating a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment for every child. You’ll lead sessions, cover lessons, and guide pupils through key developmental stages – giving them the strongest possible start. We are ideally looking for one HLTA with KS2 experience and one with KS1 experience but both to have flexibility to work across the school as needed.

An understanding of SEND is an essential part of the role.

• Plan and deliver small group interventions and cover whole-class sessions when required
• Support with assessment and observations to inform planning
• Encourage children’s social and emotional development
• Build strong relationships with families, supporting parental involvement
• Line manage other TAs where appropriate

• Level 4 Higher Level Teaching assistant qualified or equivalent (or working towards)
• Experienced in the UK primary school setting
• SEND intervention skills and awareness
• Motivated and passionate about supporting the youngest children within our schools to ensure the very best start in education for them

We value the skills and dedication of our teaching assistants. To support the best outcomes for our students, as a HLTA we require a level 5 Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification (or equivalent). If you don’t yet hold this qualification but you do have the relevant experience and hold a level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, we’ll invest in your development by enrolling you in our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Programme, helping you gain the behaviours, skills and experience you need to thrive in the role.

Important: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK.

• Clear progression pathways and ongoing professional development
• Access to excellent resources and central support services
• The chance to be part of a national network of like‑minded colleagues
• A strong focus on staff wellbeing and work–life balance
• Generous pension scheme, retail discounts and more

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Equal opportunities. All candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, age or any other protected characteristic.