Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Portsmouth

Job Vacancy: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Prospero Teaching are seeking a friendly and confident HLTA to join our client Primary School based in Portsmouth (PO2). Within this role you will be working across all year groups from Pre-School to Year 6. Applicants should be an experienced HLTA or LSA/TA willing to undertake HLTA qualification. Contract Details: Location - Portsmouth (PO2) Position - Higher Level Teaching Assistant Start date - ASAP Contract type - Long Term / Permanent Duration / Likely Duration - Ongoing Full time/part time - Full Time Minimum rate of pay - £15 per hour Requirements: Experience supporting children's learning and development Experience with interaction and communication needs Excellent communication skills with children, colleagues, and parents Confident in covering PPA across the school, including Pre-School Flexible in covering classes last minute due to staff absence Ability to plan support for individual children's needs Independent, proactive, and initiative-driven Understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding procedures Responsibilities: Supervise whole classes in the teacher's absence Use specialist skills to support pupils Work unsupervised during PPA cover and fulfil reasonable requests from teaching staff/SLT Assist in creating a suitable learning environment Evaluate and record pupils' responses through observations Implement curriculum programmes at the whole class level Manage pupil behaviour and assess progress independently Apply school, national, and statutory policies in the workplace To be eligible for this role through Prospero teaching, you must: Hold right to work in the UK Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application Provide two professional child related references Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate: Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management In-house Training and Development Team If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV to or get in touch on (phone number removed) If you know someone who would be interested in this, or other positions check out our Refer a Friend scheme. We pay GBP150 for every successful referral. terms and conditions apply

Location: Hilsea, GB

Posted Date: 4/4/2025