Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Level 3)
Actual Annual Salary: £13,865 - £15,126 (based on hours and weeks worked)
Full Time Equivalent Salary: CLF Grade D (£31,954 - £34,860) based on full time, all year round.
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only plus inset days
Hours: Part-time, 18.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday, morning hours)
Proposed start date: 03 September 2026
A chance for someone who is enthusiastic about making a real difference in a focused and impactful way:
We are seeking a passionate and committed inclusion advocate to lead our alternative provision, The Den. This is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring and compassionate practitioner to shape a nurturing environment within a mainstream setting, ensuring that all learners are supported to thrive both academically and emotionally.
In this role, you will take responsibility for planning and delivering a bespoke SEND curriculum, working closely with the SENDCo, class teachers, and external agencies to meet the needs of a small cohort of students. You will play a key role in assessing progress, adapting provision, and delivering targeted interventions, ensuring each child makes meaningful progress. You will also contribute significantly to pupils’ personal, social, and emotional development while supporting them to access the wider curriculum.
You will lead and shape a highly inclusive provision, fostering positive relationships with pupils, staff, parents, and external professionals. With a strong focus on collaboration, you will use your expertise to adapt learning, implement effective strategies, and create a safe, engaging, and stimulating environment. This role also involves supporting behaviour, modelling best practice, and contributing to the continuous development of provision and wider school practice.
About you:
You will:
- Have an understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and how a teaching assistant supports students in their learning.
- Be able to engage students and manage behaviour on a one to one or small group basis.
- Be committed to undertake relevant qualifications, e.g. relevant NVQ Level 2/ 3 in supporting teaching and learning or equivalent, first aid qualification, to ensure ongoing professional development.
- Happily engage with students and manage behaviour on a one to one or small group basis.
- Have strong interpersonal skills, in particular with the ability to demonstrate empathy and active listening. Practice good planning and organisational skills, specifically with regard to learning activities and support materials.
- Be someone with a keen interest in working with children and commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Minerva Primary Academy:
Minerva Primary Academy is a happy and successful school. We are a popular two-form entry primary school located in Fishponds, Bristol with a committed staff and a purpose-built modern building and unique playground. Our school ethos is 'Learning, Believing, Growing, Achieving' and everything we do is underpinned by our high expectations and a love of lifelong learning. To support our children to understand themselves as effective learners, we explicitly teach and promote seven learning dispositions: self-agency, growth mindset, perseverance, being curious and creative, making connections and collaborating.
We are committed and passionate about providing our children with the best possible start to their education. We encourage all children to be Minerva Global Citizens who are safe, responsible, respectful and an active citizen within our community. We value creativity and the arts and have strong links with Bristol Beacon.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 71% of the pupils who attend Minerva Primary Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the pupils we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 05 July 2026 @11.59pm
Shortlisting Date: 06 July 2026
Interview Date: 13 July 2026
If you would like further information, to discuss the post or even to visit the school, please do not hesitate to contact Ella Townsend (SENDCo) by emailing or calling the school. Please also take a look at our school website.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs, a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.