Curriculum HLTA & Cover Supervisor

Castle EAST School, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1JS

22 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,214 to £27,178 p/a

Curriculum HLTA & Cover Supervisor job summary

Part of East Anglian Schools Trust 

Tel: 01986 808651 

Email: aelder@castleeastschool.co.uk 

Website: https://www.castleeastschool.co.uk 

 

• Salary: £24,214 to £27,178 p/a  
• Permanent 
• Part Time  
• 35 hrs per week 
• Term Time + 1 week 

 

Castle EAST School are seeking to appoint a Curriculum HLTA and Cover Supervisor who will work across the school in all key stages to be part of our special school for pupils with Communication and Interaction (C&I) needs, to start in September. This is a unique and extremely exciting opportunity to play a role in creating a truly outstanding provision where pupils with specific needs genuinely excel. As a specialist provision we are looking for support staff who are committed to meeting the complex and holistic needs of young people with C&I needs so that they can reach their full academic and personal potential at Castle EAST. 

 

How to apply 

A Recruitment Pack and Person Specification are available from ‘Attachments’. 

For this vacancy, if you click the ‘Apply for job’ button you will be redirected to our school website to apply.  

 

Closing date: 1 July 2026, 9am 

Interview date: 8 July 2026 

 

This academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.          

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 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. 

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

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Castle EAST School

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 120 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Castle EAST School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-east-school

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