HLTA with pastoral responsibilities
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Sheffield, S3 7JA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 4 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 4 Oct 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you looking for a school position where you can really make a positive difference to children’s lives? Where children love learning and diversity is celebrated? Where a dedicated staff team shares a positive ethos and everyone is valued and cared for?
The appointed candidate will:
• work with groups of children, identified as needing additional pastoral care.
• support teachers in identifying and implementing strategies that will help children to self-regulate and access learning, including reviewing behaviour related targets as required.
• contribute to the development and delivery of programmes which assist children and young people to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others, encourage enhanced motivation, self-esteem and educational achievement.
• Work with individuals or small groups of children on specific aspects of need through a range of strategies and structured interventions.
• Help identify personal, community, family and school based issues which are having an adverse effect on individual children and young people.
• work closely alongside our Learning Mentor to engage with outside agencies and families to support children in and beyond school.
• Teach whole classes or groups of children, as required, particularly to cover absence or release time.
In addition, the successful candidate will:
• be patient and kind
• understand the needs of young children and work actively to develop positive relationships with them and their families
• be curious, not judgemental
• be a positive role model
• be a team player.
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What the school offers its staff
In return, we can provide the successful candidate with:
• the opportunity to work with our amazing and hard-working children
• the SLT and governing body’s commitment to your ongoing professional development, including training that is specific to the pastoral side of the role, if appropriate
• support and mentoring
• the chance to have a truly positive impact and role in supporting children to prepare successfully for secondary school and beyond.
Further details about the role
Previous Applicants are welcome to reapply
Closing date for applications: 11.59pm on Sunday 4th October 2026
Assessment activities and interview Monday 19th October 2026
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. We will do an online search of shortlisted candidate