Phonics Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Part-time

Illuminate Minds Trust

• Ref:KCC-F104-27-S
• Posted:02/07/2026
• Pay:Bex 08.1
• Start Date:01.09.2026
• App Close Date:09/07/2026 at 17:00
• Interviews:TBC

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We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Phonics Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to work 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, leading targeted phonics interventions and supporting the delivery of high-quality early reading across the school.

The successful candidate will hold a relevant HLTA qualification (or equivalent) and have experience of delivering the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme. They will support pupils requiring additional phonics intervention, monitor progress and work collaboratively with teachers to ensure consistently high-quality phonics provision.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on children's early reading development within a supportive and ambitious school community. If you are passionate about helping every child become a confident, fluent reader, we would love to hear from you.

Fairford Academy Barnehurst is a two-form entry primary school within Illuminate Minds Trust. We are committed to providing an inclusive, nurturing and ambitious learning environment where every child is supported to achieve their full potential. Partnership working across the Trust is encouraged and supported.

Information about the federation

Illuminate Minds Trust is a small but aspirational trust with ambitions to grow and work collaboratively with primary, secondary and SEND schools in order to creatively meet the needs of all pupils in our communities. We are highly inclusive and forward-thinking, believing that every child deserves the best education with the mission statement of “Excellence Every Day” as the golden thread woven through our schools.

Illuminate Minds Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

Illuminate Minds Trust is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery and expects employees to comply with our values of promoting equality and diversity, treating colleagues and service users with dignity and respect at all times. This commitment must be evidenced in practice. Any behavior that falls below these standards is unacceptable to the School and potentially constitutes misconduct.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

A copy of the job description, our child protection & safeguarding policy and recruitment pack are attached for your information.

References will be requested for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Link to our website: https://www.illuminateminds.org/

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Martina Mitambo
• Address:Pelham Road,
  Bexleyheath,
  Kent,
  DA7 4HL
• Telephone: 020 8303 6556
• Email: hr@illuminateminds.org

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Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
• IMT Recruitment Pack
• Phonics Higher Level Teaching Assistant Job Description