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HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)

Job details
Posting date: 06 June 2026
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 19 June 2026
Location: Witham, Essex, CM8 3RZ
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Contract
Job reference: f21fbff3-0147-49d9-ae9f-51bfe8cc6f2c

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic person, who believes in our core values and specific ethos to add value to our experienced and excellent team of Higher-Level Teaching Assistants.

This is initially a fixed term position for 1 Academic year.

The successful candidate will be someone with experience of working, understanding and supporting children within an educational setting, demonstrate good teaching and learning skills, a commitment to team and collaborative working and able to display an innovative approach to education. They should thrive when working with children and have excellent communication skills.

It is essential that the successful candidate can demonstrate the following:

• A-C GCSE (or equivalent) grades in both Math’s and English
• NVQ Level 3 in learning support/early years or equivalent qualification/experience
• Enthusiasm to work with children with a variety of different personalities and skill levels.
• Experience within the Primary phase
• A strong, confident individual who can take control of a classroom.
• Able to engage well with pupils.
• Able to work under your own initiative.
• Smartly presented and with excellent time management skills.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Engaging and enthusiastic pupils who will make you smile each day
• A commitment to personal professional development which is tangible

• A supportive school team that understands and foster well-being
• A stimulating and enjoyable working environment where each day is engaging and thoroughly enjoyable

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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