Higher Level Teaching Assistant

An outstanding mainstream primary school in Ealing is seeking an experienced and highly capable Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join their team on a full-time basis.

About the role

This role is ideal for a confident HLTA who is ready to take on a varied and rewarding position within a well-structured and forward-thinking school. You will play a key role in supporting teaching and learning across the school, including leading lessons, delivering interventions, and working closely with class teachers and senior leaders.

As an HLTA, you will be trusted to lead whole-class teaching when required, deliver targeted interventions, and support pupils across different year groups. You will contribute to planning, assessment, and pupil progress, helping to maintain the high standards the school is known for. You will also support behaviour management, ensuring a calm, focused, and positive learning environment is consistently maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading whole-class teaching when required
• Delivering targeted interventions across the curriculum
• Supporting planning and assessment alongside teachers
• Supporting pupils’ academic and personal development

About the school

The school is an outstanding primary setting with a strong reputation for excellence in teaching, behaviour, and pupil outcomes. Leadership is highly supportive and invests in staff development, creating a professional and collaborative working culture. The school is well-resourced and benefits from clear systems, strong teamwork, and a shared commitment to high expectations.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Higher Level Teaching Assistant you will:

• HLTA status or equivalent experience
• Proven experience working within a primary school setting
• Strong behaviour management and classroom leadership skills

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• Previous school-based experience in the UK

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Smart Teachers offer

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Smart Teachers do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Artemis Kazi on 0207 065 708 or email [email protected].