Higher Level Teaching Assistant

We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled, and dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our vibrant and supportive secondary girls’ school. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to make a significant contribution to the academic achievement, personal development, and wellbeing of our students.

At Hodge Hill Girls’ school, we are committed to empowering young women to become confident, resilient, and successful learners. We are looking for a professional who shares our high expectations and passion for helping every student reach her full potential.

The Role

As a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teaching staff to support high-quality learning across the curriculum. You will deliver planned lessons and interventions, provide targeted support to students, and contribute to raising standards of achievement throughout the school.

The successful candidate will be confident leading learning activities with whole classes, small groups, and individual students, while fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where all students can thrive.

Key Responsibilities

●       Deliver lessons and learning activities to classes in the absence of teaching staff and as directed by subject leaders.

●       Support the planning, delivery, and evaluation of teaching and learning across Key Stages 3 and 4.

●       Lead targeted intervention programmes to accelerate student progress and attainment.

●       Provide academic and pastoral support to individual students and small groups.

●       Monitor, assess, and record student progress, providing feedback to teaching staff.

●       Promote high standards of behaviour, attendance, and engagement in learning.

●       Support students with additional learning needs to access the curriculum effectively.

●       Contribute to the wider life of the school, including enrichment activities and events.

The Successful Candidate Will Have

●       HLTA status or an equivalent qualification and relevant experience.

●       Experience of working successfully with secondary-aged students.

●       Strong literacy, numeracy, and communication skills.

●       The ability to build positive and productive relationships with young people.

●       A commitment to supporting the achievement and wellbeing of girls and young women.

●       Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

●       High expectations of student achievement, behaviour, and personal development.

In return, we can offer you:

• A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first
• A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing.
• A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team
• Access to a wide range of CPD courses
• Use of a school laptop
• Access to the local government pension scheme
• 24 hours access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• A strong and supportive Governing Body
• Classrooms equipped with projection and interactive capabilities
• A well-equipped staffroom
• Free on-site car parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Birmingham City Council reward scheme

Located in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a small secondary girl’s school with strong community values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual.  We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world.

Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social, and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work.

Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we really are "Educating Tomorrow's Women Today".

Please note that we do not accept CVs; applications must be submitted using the application form.

Application pack is available from our school website https://www.hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk/vacancies

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N. Panton via email: HR@hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk

Safer Recruitment

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable): qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2000. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N. Panton via email: HR@hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk