HLTA

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 24 June 2025
• Hours: Part time
• Closing date: 07 July 2025
• Location: Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5PD
• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Job type: Contract
• Job reference: 454aac80-c802-4637-9d21-2f06619320c7

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Unleash Your Potential as a HLTA at Shawley Community Primary!

What We're Looking For:

• Meet HLTA standards or possess an equivalent qualification or experience.
• A minimum of two years' experience of working with children in an education setting.
• A strong understanding of behaviour management strategies and Safeguarding Procedures.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for working with young pupils and a wide range of professional contacts.
• Sound IT skills to support learning and maintain electronic information systems.
• Ability to organise classroom activities and implement strategies for teaching and learning.
• The ability and willingness to work constructively as part of a team.
• A commitment to helping young pupils achieve through education and learning.
• Employees working in this role must be able to speak fluent English to ensure effective performance and safeguarding responsibilities.

What the school offers its staff

Join Our Team! Shawley Community Primary, part of LEO Academy Trust, is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and aims to create a supportive, inclusive working environment. We believe in a collaborative team approach, where you will contribute as an effective and collaborative member of the School team and participate in the school development plan.

If you are ready to make a significant impact on children's lives and contribute to the vibrant ethos of our school, we want to hear from you!

We can offer you a range of benefits, which can be found on our website, including discounted wraparound care and nursery fees.

Further details about the role

Please be aware:

• This role can only be worked in the UK from the location provided and not from overseas.
• For this role the Trust would not consider sponsoring a Certificate of Sponsorship/visa. Please note we are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.
• Feedback will only be provided upon request if you attend an interview.
• In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidelines, the Trust will use internet searches, including social media searches to perform pre-employment checks on candidates in the course of recruitment. The Trust will act in accordance with its data protection and equal opportunities obligations.
• Employees working in any role that requires them to communicate with pupils, parents, guardians, staff and / or members of the community, must be able to speak fluent English to enable the effective performance of the role and to ensure that they are able to abide by their safeguarding responsibilities.
• LEO Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills. Applications are invited from all members of the community. We do not discriminate against staff on the basis of age; race; sex; disability; sexual orientation; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; religion, faith or belief (Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics). The principles of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity also apply to the way in which staff and Trust treat visitors, volunteers, contractors and former staff members.

Reasonable adjustments

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in applying for this role, or at any stage of the recruitment process, please

• contact the Recruitment team via recruitment@leoacademytrust.co.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs

Commitment to safeguarding

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. All employees of the Trust are deemed to be in regulated activity with children and as such, all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and for this role, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed amongst other checks as appropriate. All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a declaration regarding offences and have references requested (unless agreed otherwise), prior to the interview.

• Meet HLTA standards or possess an equivalent qualification or experience.
• A minimum of two years' experience of working with children in an education setting.
• A strong understanding of behaviour management strategies and Safeguarding Procedures.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for working with young pupils and a wide range of professional contacts.
• Sound IT skills to support learning and maintain electronic information systems.
• Ability to organise classroom activities and implement strategies for teaching and learning.
• The ability and willingness to work constructively as part of a team.
• A commitment to helping young pupils achieve through education and learning.
• Employees working in this role must be able to speak fluent English to ensure effective performance and safeguarding responsibilities.
  
  Join Our Team! Shawley Community Primary, part of LEO Academy Trust, is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and aims to create a supportive, inclusive working environment. We believe in a collaborative team approach, where you will contribute as an effective and collaborative member of the School team and participate in the school development plan.
If you are ready to make a significant impact on children's lives and contribute to the vibrant ethos of our school, we want to hear from you! We can offer you a range of benefits, which can be found on our website, including discounted wraparound care and nursery fees. Further details about the role Please be aware:
• This role can only be worked in the UK from the location provided and not from overseas.
• For this role the Trust would not consider sponsoring a Certificate of Sponsorship/visa. Please note we are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.
• Feedback will only be provided upon request if you attend an interview.
• In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidelines, the Trust will use internet searches, including social media searches to perform pre- employment checks on candidates in the course of recruitment. The Trust will act in accordance with its data protection and equal opportunities obligations.
• Employees working in any role that requires them to communicate with pupils, parents, guardians, staff and / or members of the community, must be able to speak fluent English to enable the effective performance of the role and to ensure that they are able to abide by their safeguarding responsibilities.
• LEO Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills. Applications are invited from all members of the community. We do not discriminate against staff on the basis of age; race; sex; disability; sexual orientation; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; religion, faith or belief (Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics). The principles of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity also apply to the way in which staff and Trust treat visitors, volunteers, contractors and former staff members., This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. All employees of the Trust are deemed to be in regulated activity with children and as such, all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and for this role, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed amongst other checks as appropriate. All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a declaration regarding offences and have references requested (unless agreed otherwise), prior to the interview.