HLTA in London

Join Our Team as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant! Are you passionate about empowering young minds and making a real difference in education? Step into a rewarding role where you’ll work closely with qualified teachers to advance pupils’ learning, foster their independence, and create an inclusive environment. As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, you’ll contribute to lesson planning, deliver engaging support programs, and take the lead in classroom settings when required. With responsibilities ranging from promoting positive behaviour to safeguarding the welfare of children, this role is your chance to inspire and grow while supporting the development of others within the school community.

If you're ready to be a cornerstone of educational excellence, this opportunity is for you!

• Be responsible for implementing systems of observation and record keeping so that children’s progress and achievements are effectively and regularly assessed and to monitor the effectiveness of assessment procedures.
• Support pupils with special educational needs through the delivery of specific learning programmes to contribute to setting individual education plan (IEHCP) targets and to reviews.
• Support the evaluation of pupils’ progress using a range of assessment techniques.
• Meet the personal needs of pupils whilst encouraging their independence.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development
• LGPS pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
• Cycle-to-work Schemes

• HLTA / Level 3 early years education and childcare qualification or equivalent
• Experience of working with children with additional learning needs
• Ability to observe, monitor and provide constructive feedback on pupils' progress
• In-depth knowledge of statutory requirements for the provision of care for children aged three to five years
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks. Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.