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Higher Level Teaching Assistant - PE Lead
Permanent
Salary: Point 23-27 of the School Support Staff pay spine, currently £34,434 - £38,220 per annum (FTE). Actual Salary £30,081 - £33,388 pay award pending.
Working hours: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.20pm, 30 minutes for lunch
The Role
We are delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our team as PE Lead, commencing in September 2026.
This is an excellent opportunity for a person with a passion for physical education, sport and healthy lifestyles to lead and develop PE provision across our junior school. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality PE lessons, support and coach colleagues in the delivery of PE, monitor pupil progress and assessment, and play a key role in ensuring excellent outcomes for all pupils.
In addition, the postholder will coordinate the school's extracurricular sports programme after school, and will work closely with staff and senior leaders to promote participation, wellbeing and sporting achievement throughout the school.
We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about inspiring children through sport, has excellent communication and organisational skills, and is committed to raising standards in teaching and learning.
Alexandra Park Junior School
Alexandra Park Junior School, based in Glodwick, Oldham, has more than 350 pupils with three forms in each year group. Our vision is simple: 'To Learn, Be Happy and Achieve Our Best'.
We recognise that every child is a unique member of our school community. We are a happy school where every child is valued and encouraged to achieve their best, developing their full potential both academically, socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
Our school has a warm family feel and a sense of belonging for everyone who joins our community. We have a strong training and CPD programme (supported by The Pinnacle Learning Trust Research School), opportunities to develop your skills, and a solid, supportive team of staff who have fostered a caring and welcoming atmosphere at the school. We are proud of our strong links to the local community.
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Our colleagues underpin our mission and values, sharing high expectations and collaborative opportunities through supportive networks. We genuinely care about each other and the real difference we can make to pupils' futures, and we want to recruit hard-working, conscientious and self-motivated staff who share our vision.
You can get a feel for the passion we have at Alexandra Park Junior School School through our website, but please do organise to come in and meet us in person. That's the best way to get a sense of the dynamic and broad education that our children are enjoying and what your future at Alexandra Park Junior School can be.
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We are a locally focused, cross-phase Trust, with a rigorous culture of high aspirations and strong academic performance that will improve the life chances of our young people through an understanding of the communities we serve. Our academies provide high quality inclusive education and an ethos whereby our children and young people learn by example and grow morally and socially.
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Our vision for our workforce is one in which diverse, dedicated, skilled and high-performing staff are operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment; enabling everyone to feel valued, respected and encouraged in order to contribute their best to support us in achieving our mission.
Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of others via our Research School. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
We are delighted to be the winners of the MAT Excellence Award for Wellbeing Trust of the Year 2025, and have been recognised by Edurio for a Trust Value Award, for the second year running. We offer various health and wellbeing benefits, including an Employee Assistance programme offering counselling, GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, etc.
Read our 'Join the Pinnacle Learning Trust' booklet to discover what our trust can offer you.
Important Dates
- Closing Date for applications: Friday 3rd July 2026 12:00 noon
- Shortlisting Date: Monday 6th July 2026
- Provisional Interview Date: Wednesday 8th July 2026 (AM)
To apply, please click "Apply Now".
Commitment to Safeguarding
The Pinnacle Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The Pinnacle Learning Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from under- represented groups and ethnic minorities.
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