Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Brushwood Junior School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3DW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  25 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,323.00 - £22,873.00 Annually (Actual) £28,129 - £30,174 FTE

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and highly motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to work alongside our dedicated staff team,

We are proud to offer you:

• A comprehensive and supportive induction package to enable you to quickly feel part of the team.
• Enthusiastic and well-behaved pupils who are eager to learn
• A commitment to supporting staff well-being by ensuring a balanced workload, high quality support through peer coaching and a comprehensive CPD package tailored to meet your individual needs.
• A talented, dedicated and supportive staff team
• Excellent facilities including a variety of outdoor learning environments
• Exciting career development opportunities for ambitious and aspirational staff
• A school appreciated by the wider community
• A highly active and supportive governing body

You need to be ambitious and motivated to improve the learning outcomes for the children in your care. You will be eager to engage with professional development opportunities to continually develop and improve your practice. You need to be able to collaborate with others and demonstrate a commitment to maintaining high standards. You will have energy, enthusiasm, a positive mind-set and a sense of fun. You will be able to think on your feet and respond well to sudden changes of plan. Successful candidates will uphold and model the Brushwood values and ethos in all areas of their work and conduct.

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 Brushwood Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 255 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brushwood Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brushwood-junior-school

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