HLTA

Job role

• HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full time equivalent salary

£17,747

HLTA job summary

Hotwells Primary School is seeking a dedicated and experienced Key Stage 1 Learning Support Assistant to join our vibrant team. This specialised morning role involves working directly within Key Stage 1, delivering targeted classroom support and tailored learning interventions.

Hotwells Primary School is a vibrant, creative, and community-focused school—small in size but bursting with warmth, curiosity, and imagination. We are proud of our ambitious curriculum, our strengths in the Arts, and our rich local and global community of children and families.   

Amplify Education is a multi-academy trust of 22 schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset. We build belief in every young person, expand opportunities, nurture potential, and strengthen citizenship.   

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality support within Key Stage 1 classrooms to boost pupil engagement and academic attainment.

Deliver targeted learning and phonics intervention sessions to small groups and individual pupils under guidance from the Class Teacher and SENDCo.

Assist in monitoring and recording pupil progress, contributing to lesson feedback and assessment activities.

Foster an inclusive learning environment, maintaining high standards of pupil engagement and well-being.

Provide 1:1 and small-group support for pupils with SEND, working alongside teaching staff to deliver learning activities.   

Assist teachers in the plan, do, review cycle, including record keeping and resource preparation.   

Help implement behaviour management strategies in line with school policies and record incidents on CPOMs.   

Monitor pupil progress, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to EHCPs and SEND Support Plans.   

Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people at all times.   

Candidate Requirements

Essential: Direct, proven experience working within Key Stage 1 (KS1) settings.

Essential: A clear understanding of primary education and child development in early years/KS1.

Essential: Confidence and capability to lead and manage occasional whole class cover when required. 

Desirable: Experience delivering structured phonics interventions, preferably using the Unlocking Letters and Sounds scheme.

An inspirational, adaptable support staff member dedicated to building belief and helping every child thrive.

Proven experience working with primary-aged children, ideally supporting pupils with SEND in KS1.   

Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a dynamic school team.   

A reflective practitioner committed to ongoing professional development.   

A positive attitude, resourcefulness, and a sense of humor. 

Key Recruitment Dates & Details

Application Deadline: Friday, 2nd October 2026 at 9:00am

Interviews: Wednesday, 7th October 2026

School Visits & Inquiries: Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office.

Please note that all posts at the School are subject to initial and periodic checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service as the school takes every measure possible to ensure the safeguarding of its students.

Safeguarding Statement:

Hotwells Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Visits to the school are encouraged. 

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.Visas cannot be sponsored.If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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