Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Term Time Only

Part time - 32.5 hours per week 

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

We are looking for an inspiring practitioner with high expectations to join our team at an exciting time of development.  

Rufford Primary School is a single form entry school, with a Governor-led Nursery on site, in Stourbridge.  We have a caring and positive atmosphere, where purposeful learning takes place. The staff are highly motivated, enthusiastic, caring, hardworking and concerned with all aspects of our children’s development.   

We aim to provide a variety of experiences which make learning exciting, arouse children’s interest and stimulate curiosity.  Our approach to education encourages children to achieve their full potential and aspire to the highest personal standards of achievement, presentation and behaviour.

We are looking for an experienced and inspirational HLTA. 

For more information, informal discussion or to arrange a tour of the school, please contact Ms Pippa Laight, PA to the Headteacher on 01384 686717. 

Closing date: 12th September 2022 5pm

Shortlisting: 12th September 2022

Interviews: W/C 19th September 2022 

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2021-  KCSIE 2021 

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (2020)

 Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. 

DBS Filtering Guidance 

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.