Higher Level Teaching Assistant


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Doncaster, DN3 3QF
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	30 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant with a SEND specialty to start this Autumn term or as soon as possible.

Applicants should have a wide experience of understanding SEND needs along with skills in planning and delivering specific interventions to vulnerable SEND children. Along with the ability to support SEND students with barriers to learning to become successful independent learners, you should be able to lead individual and small group interventions to close gaps in social skills, literacy skills and number skills. Having worked within a nurture/inclusion or wider school setting would be an advantage.

We are looking for an aspiring person that has an aptitude for working with children and young people, has the patience and skills along with a strong moral purpose to support a range of different abilities within a classroom setting evidenced through unquestionable ambition for every single student.

Working 37 hours per week, term time plus 3 INSET days, this role of HTLA is to work with the SENCO, Teachers and Assistant Headteachers to plan, support and deliver intervention strategies to small groups of students following an alternative curriculum in school.

You will benefit from regular CPD, enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme and as part of the schools wellbeing support we provide our employees with membership to Westfield Health corporate health plan.

If you are keen to work for an inspirational, ambitious and dynamic education provider that constantly seeks to improve and strives for education, we look forward to hearing from you.

What the school offers its staff

Staff wellbeing is a high priority for McAuley. In addition to staff wellbeing sessions, we offer all staff the opportunity to apply for academy time of up to one day a year for a purpose that supports your welfare, family and overall wellbeing.

In addition, our commitment to your wellbeing is demonstrated by:

• Paid membership of Westfield Health policy- cash claims for optical/dental. Physio etc, access to GP services.

• EAP managed via Westfield 24 hour counselling and advice line for employees

• Westfield Rewards- access to a range of cashback or percentage discounts off a large number of high street and online retailers and supermarkets

• Enrollment into the Local Government Pension Scheme providing a defined benefit pension.

• Following the governments Teacher Workload Reduction Toolkit

• Email policy and protocol

• Generous and supportive Leave of Absence policy

• Generous Sickness Absence Policy

• Free onsite parking

We are pleased to announce McAuley are joining St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust this Autumn term. St Frances CMAT was established in September 2022 as part of Bishop of Hallam's vision for education. Today the St Francis family embraces 14 schools, 12 primary and 2 High School across the Local Authorities of Doncaster, Nottinghamshire and Rotherham. With the addition of McAuley the Trust is set to grow to 24 schools at capacity.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if necessary and therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Commitment to safeguarding

At The McAuley Catholic High School we are absolutely committed to keeping our young people safe by working together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Recruitment processes in our school comply with the current guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and we would expect the successful candidate to share our commitment to protect children. All newly appointed colleagues will undergo an enhanced DBS as well as strict recruitment and employment checks, including online checks if shortlisted.

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