English HLTA

The role

Are you an experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant who enjoys helping students overcome barriers and achieve their potential?

We are seeking to appoint a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and committed individual to work as an HLTA within our English team. We are particularly interested in appointing someone who can deliver effective, targeted sessions and make a measurable difference to students’ progress.

This role offers the opportunity to focus your expertise where it can have a significant impact: working closely with students, building their confidence and helping them achieve success. It is a role that offers the opportunity to develop professionally within a supportive department committed to excellent teaching and learning.

The working hours for the role are 37 per week, working 8:00 until 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 8:00 until 15:30 on a Friday.

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a department that is passionate about developing confident readers, effective writers and articulate young people.

For an intervention specialist, the role will primarily involve working with small groups of students across Key Stages 4, providing focused support to address gaps in knowledge, strengthen literacy skills and improve confidence and achievement at GCSE level.

Working closely with the English team, you will plan and deliver purposeful interventions, monitor student progress and adapt your approach to ensure that support is responsive and effective.

Us

Our English department is committed to providing a rich, challenging and engaging curriculum, underpinned by high expectations, thoughtful teaching and a shared ambition for every student.

At King James’s School, we are ambitious for the very best outcomes for every one of our students, and we believe that education is more than just examinations and lessons. Our school focuses on providing a holistic experience that inspires curiosity, builds confidence and character in our young people and prepares them for their future by giving them strong foundations and happy memories.

We are a community-focused school built on respect, inclusion and the belief in valuing and developing people. We had a highly successful Ofsted in 2025 that highlighted we are a very good school that should now strive to be a great school, that is our ambition in all senses. This is an opportunity to be part of our school.

You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has excellent subject knowledge and a passion for English.
• Believes that every pupil can succeed with high expectations and effective support.
• Can build positive relationships and inspire confidence in learners.
• Understands how to identify gaps in knowledge and deliver sessions that addresses them.
• Can adapt their approach to support students with a range of starting points and learning needs.
• Is committed to improving standards of reading, writing and communication.
• Values teamwork, professional reflection and continuous improvement.
• Brings enthusiasm, creativity and a determination to make a difference.

Safeguarding

All applicants will be required to provide two references, which will be obtained prior to interview. As part of our safer recruitment processes, online searches will also be carried out on shortlisted candidates.

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This role involves direct contact with children and is therefore classified as regulated activity. In line with this, the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and candidates are required to disclose any relevant criminal convictions.

This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.

Salary

This post is paid at Grade 7, spinal column points 14-17. You will be paid for 45.3 week per year, which is the equivalent of term time plus one week. The starting salary is £ 26,583, increasing to £27,917.

Applications

Completed applications must be submitted by 8:00 on Monday 16 November 2026.