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HLTA - Assistant to the SENCO - St Peter's School

Dorset CouncilSouthbourne, Bournemouth

Salary
£19k – £19k
Posted
6 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Dorset Council is hiring a HLTA - Assistant to the SENCO - St Peter's School in Southbourne, a full-time teaching role. The advertised salary is £19k – £19k. Dorset Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

HLTA – Assistant to the SENCO - 30 hours per week - Term time only (39 working weeks) Grade E, SP 9 - Pay award pending St Peter's is a very successful and oversubscribed school. We are a caring community with resolute focus on delivering outstanding teaching and learning. The school seeks to appoint outstanding HLTA – Assistant to the SENCO wanting to join a supportive and committed team. St Peter's is an 'all through school' that was designated GOOD by Ofsted in September 2023. It is delightf…
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  • Employer: Dorset Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £19k – £19k
  • How this salary compares: about 43% below the £33,160 median across 969 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Southbourne, Bournemouth · Full-time
  • Posted: 6 September 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.

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