Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant Salary: Essex Scale 6 Point 14-18 £20,031.31 - £21,385.50 actual salary per annum Additional Outer Fringe Allowance - £494.34 per annum 30 hours per week Monday - Friday 8:30am to 3:10pm (40-minute unpaid break) 38 weeks per year, term time plus inset days Start Date: June 2026 We are looking for an inspiring Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our team at Brentwood County High School. As a HLTA, your focus will be on supporting students in developing their language and literacy skills, including those with English as an Additional Language (EAL) and students with low reading levels. Your responsibilities will include implementing targeted interventions to enhance student achievement. Specifically, you’ll work with students identified as needing support in improving their knowledge and understanding of the English language. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate: The ability to communicate with other members of staff effectively The ability to build a strong professional relationship with the pupils and their families Assisting pupil achievement by monitoring learning against learning outcomes, informing the teacher of progress/problems Good organisational skills Good behaviour management skills Good basic English and Mathematics (GCSE Level 4 - 9 or equivalent) Good record keeping skills (Progress and medical where required) A passion for the impact teaching and learning can have on improving pupil outcomes A commitment to supporting the delivery of education of the highest standard BCHS is a Co-operative Academy which is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive co-educational comprehensive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. We measure our success by much more than exam results as we recognise that such data tells only a part of the story of each of our young people. BCHS is already a great place to teach and learn, and we have many strengths including: Motivated and polite pupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions and student parliament.   Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in-house support and coaching, by dedicated and helpful colleagues.    Knowledgeable and dynamic Trust with supportive governors, with a robust understanding of education. BCHS is located in the heart of Brentwood, near the town centre, a short distance from the train station, which is 25 minutes from Liverpool Street Station. The school, also includes a large sixth form campus and achievements at KS5 have been a key strength at BCHS. Parking is available on-site and there are good transport links by both rail and bus. BCHS is just over two miles from the M25.   BCHS is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in eq