Educational Teaching Manager (HLTA) - Mount Pleasant Primary School

Organisation

Schools

Directorate

Primary Schools

Service Area

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Hours

Part time (2.5 days) 16.5 hours per week, term time plus 2 days.

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Mount Street, Lockwood, Huddersfield, HD1 3QP

Position type

Temporary

Length of contract

From 1st January 2027 until 31st August 2027

Grade

9

Salary

£13,604 - £14,729

Advert Wording

Mount Pleasant has the following vacancy

HLTA – Fixed term (January-August 2027)

Mount Pleasant Primary School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, creative, and dedicated HLTA to join our motivated, friendly and highly professional team. We are looking for someone who can work across the school.

We have consistently been graded as a ’Good’ school (including our most recent Ofsted Nov 2022); hence, we are keen to build upon our effective practice and move forward in our journey to excellence. We moved into our brand-new school building (November 2017), and since have continued to improve our facilities and resources even further, demonstrating our commitment to provide the very best for our pupils. We are an exciting, diverse, inclusive and friendly school with a community of wonderful professionals working together to achieve the very best outcomes and experiences for our pupils; as such, this is a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate.

We are seeking to appoint inspiring, and creative teachers with an excellent understanding of child development, and who are strongly committed to a team-working approach to school improvement.

We can offer:

• A welcoming inclusive community school where every child matters.
• Enthusiastic and well-behaved children who are keen to learn and achieve.
• Parents/carers who are keen to work in partnership to raise standards.
• A highly committed, supportive, friendly and hardworking staff and governors.
• A strong leadership team who are fully committed to your professional development
• A school that is proud of the diverse community which it serves

In return, we are looking for:

• Commitment, passion and enthusiasm to motivate children and practitioners to reach their full potential and raise standards.
• An excellent primary practitioner who passionate about children’s learning and welfare and with high expectations for all learners.
• Full support of the ethos, educational vision, policies and direction of the school
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Enthusiasm and flexibility

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We welcome visits to the school to showcase our excellent facilities. Please phone 01484 223198 and ask to speak to Diane Taylor, to book a visit. Also, please visit our website at www.mountpleasantschool.co.uk for further information, especially to watch the school video and anthem which gives a flavour of our amazing school.

Interested applicants are asked to submit an application form, including a letter of application, advising how they meet the requirements of the position, and posted to the school, marked for the attention of the Headteacher, or emailed to mpps.jobs@kirkleeseducation.uk by Monday 26th October at 9.00 am. You will receive a confirmation email that your application has come through.

Interviews: will be held on Thursday 5 November 2026.

Application Form

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Closing date

26 October 2026, 9:00 AM

Important Information

Job profile/description

Grade 9 Educational Teaching Manager Higher Level Teaching Asst.pdf – 200KB

Additional document 1

9ETA_person spec_HLTA.doc – 62KB
Converted File 9ETA_person spec_HLTA.pdf – 85KB