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Lift Firth Park Fircroft Avenue
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0SD
United Kingdom
Salary: NJC 11-14 £22,608 – £24,097 (Actual) £26,403 – £28,142 (FTE) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefitsHours: 37 hours term time plus 5 days (39 weeks)
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 15th June
Interview date: TBC
Start date: July or September 2026
About The Role
We are seeking a passionate and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our vibrant and inclusive school community at Lift Firth Park. As part of Lift Schools, we are proud to be a dynamic and ambitious school where staff are dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of young people every day.
This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in raising attainment, supporting student wellbeing, and helping every learner to succeed.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide planned and unplanned lesson cover, delivering engaging and inclusive lessons
- Support teachers with planning, assessment, and feedback to improve student progress
- Deliver targeted interventions, including reading interventions, to support students making less than expected progress
- Lead 1:1 and small group support sessions to close attainment gaps
- Support students with SEND and additional needs to access learning effectively
- Monitor, record, and report on student progress and attainment
- Contribute to a positive, safe, and inclusive learning environment, promoting strong behaviour and wellbeing
Essential Criteria
- HLTA qualification (or equivalent)
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above) or equivalent
- Experience working with young people in a school or similar setting
- Ability to support teaching and learning across a range of subjects
- Experience delivering targeted interventions, including 1:1 and small group work (e.g. reading interventions)
- Good understanding of student learning, including SEND needs
- Ability to work collaboratively with teachers and other staff
- Confident in leading learning, including covering lessons where required
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting student wellbeing
- Positive, patient, and resilient approach to supporting students
Why Lift Firth Park?
Lift Firth Park is a vibrant, mixed secondary school for students aged 11–16, proudly rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Located in Shiregreen, Sheffield, we serve around 1,200 pupils and reflect a richly diverse community, with more than a third of students speaking English as an additional language.
The school is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformational change, and we are already seeing its positive impact—in the classroom, across the curriculum and throughout our culture. This is an excellent time to join our team. We are looking for individuals who share our dedication to inclusive, aspirational education and who are excited to contribute to our renewed vision and ambitious future.
We would warmly welcome visits to the school, please contact Nichola Butler – School Operations Manager – nbutler1@liftfirthpark.org
Who is Lift Schools?
We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child – in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We Offer You
- Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we’ve got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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