Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield
- £30,024 - £32,597 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Grade 5, point 15 to 20
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 9 July 2026
Job overview
Post: Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Location: Stocksbridge High School
Salary: NJC Grade 5, point 15: £30,024 to 20: £32,597 gross per annum
Actual Annual salary: £22,683 to £24,627 (under 5 years service)
Contract: Permanent, fulltime, 32.5 hours, 39 working weeks (term time)
Start Date: As soon as possible
Minerva Learning Trust is a growing multi-academy trust committed to providing an outstanding education for students from a wide variety of backgrounds across Sheffield and Derbyshire. Founded in 2014, Minerva Learning Trust has expanded to a thriving family of schools, including primary, secondary, sixth form, and a unique post-16 provision. We have a strong track record of school improvement, successfully transforming schools from Ofsted ratings of RI and Inadequate to GOOD.
Stocksbridge High School is an ambitious and inclusive 11 to 16 comprehensive school firmly rooted in our local community. We are open, friendly and welcoming with great students and a dedicated staff. Stocksbridge High School is part of Minerva Learning Trust and together we have a vision of providing outstanding education for all the students within our schools.
This is an exciting opening to join the team at Stocksbridge as HLTA. This appointment is a key opportunity to join a thriving, supportive and committed team. Applications are welcome from experienced colleagues with the drive and commitment to consistently pursue the highest standards of teaching and learning, whilst nurturing a culture of psychological safety where students and staff thrive and grow together.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the school or have an informal discussion about the role with the Headteacher. Arrangements for this can be made by contacting Hannah Taylor, Headteacher’s PA, via e-mail htaylor@stocksbridge-mlt.co.uk
The closing date is 9am on Thursday 09 July 2026 and interviews will take place shortly afterwards.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.
Further information is available by contacting Ms Taylor via htaylor@stocksbridge-mlt.co.uk . The application form and information pack is available on the MLT website Stocksbridge Vacancies - Minerva Learning Trust. Please ensure that you do not fill in a Sheffield City Council application form in respect of this vacancy as your application may not be considered.
Attached documents
About Stocksbridge High School
- Stocksbridge High School
- Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S36 1FD
- United Kingdom
Head Teacher – Dave Williams
Every one of the young people we serve is entitled to thrive at school so that they may leave skilled, qualified and confident to make a success of their next steps in life. This is achieved through high quality leadership, teaching and support from our staff so that all students learn and progress well. Working at Stocksbridge High School means that you will always hold young people in high regard and have nothing but the highest of expectations for their learning, conduct and aspiration. This is reflected in our core vison of Believe, Achieve, Succeed’ and felt by our values of:
• Be Positive
• Be Kind
• Be Confident
• Be Reflective
We are here to make a difference to the young people and families of Stocksbridge and we aim to be recognised as outstanding in this endeavour. It is an exciting time to join our school and if you share that ambition and determination, I look forward to receiving your application.
Values and vision
All Students will be challenged to build ambitious future plans. Working together we will develop their character, skills, and capacity to make their ambitions a reality. Our vision is based upon the principles of "Believe, Achieve, Succeed". Students will have belief in their own potential. They make positive choices, can acknowledge, and celebrate their successes and tackle obstacles to progress with hard work and determination. Students are challenged in every learning experience, every day to produce the highest quality work, through which they achieve their personal and academic goals.
Successful students have high expectations of themselves and strive to meet these expectations every day.
Ofsted report
May 2022 - 50186916 (ofsted.gov.uk)
About Minerva Learning Trust
Chief Executive Officer – Bev Matthews
Minerva Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust of schools. We are committed to providing an outstanding education for pupils who are from a wide variety of backgrounds across the city of Sheffield. Inclusion is very important to us. We do not allow disadvantage to be a barrier to learning and we support all our pupils to be the very best. Our pupils show a high level of care for each other and respect each other’s diversity.
Founded In 2014, Minerva Learning Trust grew from an outstanding single-academy, and has since grown to include primary, secondary, sixth form and one, unique post-16 provision. We have demonstrated a successful tenure of school improvement, growing schools from RI and inadequate Ofsted status to GOOD overall.
Websites
Stocksbridge High School - Stocksbridge High School
Minerva Learning Trust - Home - Minerva Learning Trust
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