21 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    4 January 2027

  • Closing date

    26 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    5 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week Monday-Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Level 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • have an uncompromising passion and enthusiasm for teaching and learning
  • be able to build relationships with children
  • have high expectations of behaviour and achievement
  • have a commitment to teamwork and a collegiate approach
  • have the ability and determination to inspire and motivate children to achieve the best they can be.
  • have experience in both Early years and KS1 classrooms.
  • have an understanding of working with children with SEND.

What the school offers its staff

  • Amazing, kind and caring children with a passion for learning
  • A friendly and welcoming community
  • A caring and supportive ethos where staff and children’s wellbeing are a high priority
  • Dedicated, experienced and welcoming staff
  • A sense of fun and enjoyment in an environment where colleagues all work together and support each other
  • Opportunities for high quality professional development.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Spring Meadow Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. An enhanced DBS with a barred list check will be required, and other procedures and checks will be followed as part of our safeguarding procedures. The school is an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Cover supervisor advert_November 2026.pdf - 248 KB (opens in new tab)
HLTA_cover supervisor Job description.pdf - 250 KB (opens in new tab)

About Spring Meadow Infant School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 7
Education phase
Primary school
Size
143 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 7
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
Spring Meadow Infant School website
Email address
office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk
Phone number
01353664742
See more jobs
teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spring-meadow-infant-school

We are a two form Infant and Nursery school in the heart of Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Arranging a visit to Spring Meadow Infant School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk.

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