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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 05 January 2026
Salary: £18,843 to £20,084 per year
Additional salary information: 30.83 hours per week (but with accept apps for over 3 days per week)
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 23 January 2026
Location: Long Stratton, Anglia, NR15 2UY
Company: Diocese of Norwich St Benet's Multi Academy Trust
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 58821930

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Summary

part of the Diocese of Norwich St Benets MAT
Tel: 01508 530459
Email: office@stmarys.stbenets.org

- Salary - Scale E, £18,843 - £20,084 pa
- Fixed Term until 31 August 2026
- Part Time
- 30.83 hours per week
- Term time + 1 week
- Required ASAP

St Mary’s Church of England Junior Academy are looking to recruit a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join their fantastic team. We pride ourselves on high expectations for all our learners and staff and a loving environment based on positive relationships, mutual respect, compassion and courage.
We will also consider applications for the role working over a 3 day period.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or speak with the Headteacher.

How to apply:
For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.
To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.
References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form.
Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date: 26 January 2026, 9am
Interview date: TBC

The Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.
The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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