Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Job description
We’re Hiring HLTAs in Sheffield - S5! | Immediate & September Starts Available
Teaching Personnel – Connecting Great Educators with Exceptional Schools
Are you a passionate Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) looking for your next opportunity? Whether you're ready to start immediately or planning ahead for September, Teaching Personnel is here to support your journey.
We partner with a wide range of excellent schools across Sheffield S5, offering welcoming, supportive environments where staff are valued and encouraged to grow.
What’s on offer?
✅ Full-time and part-time roles
✅ Permanent and contract positions
✅ Flexible working to suit your commitments
✅ Opportunities to support children across all key stages
✅ Occasional work with children with SEN
✅ Access to ongoing CPD and training opportunities to support your professional growth
✅ Personalised job matching to find your ideal role
At Teaching Personnel, we’re committed to your development. You’ll have access to a wide range of CPD courses – from behaviour management and safeguarding to specialist SEN training – helping you expand your skill set and advance your career.
What we’re looking for:
- HLTA qualification or relevant experience
- A proactive, adaptable, and caring approach
- Confidence working independently and as part of a team
- A willingness to support pupils with additional needs when required
Apply today to join a team that values your work and invests in your future. Let Teaching Personnel help you find the perfect role in Sheffield’s vibrant education community.
Contact us on 0114 241 3340 / sheffieldnorth@teachingpersonnel.com or send your CV now – your next opportunity is just a call away!
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.
Join us in shaping the future, one child at a time.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.
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