About the role
Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTA)
Fixed-Term Position for One Year
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Fixed-term position starting 1 September 2026
Term time only
Hours 8:30am-3:30pm daily – 31.25 hours per week
Dorset Grade 9
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to support and lead the support of SEND pupils within our main school. HLTA status is essential for this role.
A Paediatric First Aid qualification is desirable, as is Nursery/EYFS experience.
Role responsibilities
- Supporting and teaching children with EHCPs and additional needs.
- Working alongside the class teachers from the children’s year groups to plan and deliver lessons in all subjects, as required.
- Creating tailored interventions and helping the SENDCo assess pupil progress. Providing small-step targets based on EHCP outcomes.
- Behaviour Management: Implementing positive behavioural strategies and de‑escalation techniques.
- Close liaison with the SEND Team, SENCO and Headteacher.
- Attend internal and external meetings pertaining to the students.
- Liaising with staff to enable children to access learning within main school classes.
Benefits
- Children who are eager to learn and rewarding to teach.
- Friendly, hard‑working staff with a good team spirit.
- Excellent resources – ICT Suite, large grounds, SEN provision, teaching kitchen etc.
- High quality Teaching Assistant support in all classes.
- Effective continuing professional development.
- A well‑ordered and stimulating learning environment.
Information about our school is available on the school website at: www.bincombe.dorset.sch.uk
For any further information, to arrange a visit or to discuss the post, please contact Sarah Hughes, SENDCo: shughes@bincombe.dorset.sch.uk.
Closing date: Sunday 21 June 2026
Interviews: W/C 22 June 2026
Bincombe Valley Primary School values the diversity of the workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to have an enhanced DBS check in line with the Governments’ safer recruitment guidelines. All appointments are made subject to suitable references.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020) provide 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. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Bincombe Valley Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
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