Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Dereham Church of England Junior Academy, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1BJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  22 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: £12,909 - £14,003 actual pa

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01362 693876

Email: businessmanager@derehamjunior.dneat.org

 

• Salary - Support Staff, Points 12-17, £12,909 - £14,003 actual pa (£28,598 - £31,022 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 19.5 hours per week (3 days)
• Term Time + 1 week
• Required for September 2026

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, creative and skilled HLTA to join an existing strong team and help us provide the best education and experience possible for our fantastic pupils. 

This role is specifically to provide cover for staff absence, alongside covering PPA cover and supporting children in classes across the school. It is likely the successful candidate will predominantly work closely with one year group, but be happy to be flexible to cover for absence across the school as needed.

Experience of teaching

Ideally, we would like the successful candidate to have the HLTA or Cover Supervisor qualification, but most importantly, experience of covering whole classes is essential.

The role is for 6 hours per day (plus 2 hrs per week for meetings/prep), 3 days a week.

Working Hours

The successful candidate will work Monday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Friday 8.25-3.25 plus 2 additional hours over the week for marking/prep/meetings. This will mean working 19.5hrs per week.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or to arrange to speak with the Headteacher. This can be arranged by contacting Dawn Reardon, our School Business Manager on 01362 693876 or by emailing - businessmanager@derehamjunior.dneat.org

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. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

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.

Please note this is a rolling recruitment and if we have strong candidates, we will interview ahead of the given dates.

Closing date:   8 July 2026, 9am

Interview date:  w/c  13 July 2026 (or earlier if appropriate)

 

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies 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.

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 Dereham Church of England Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 387 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dereham Church of England Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dereham-church-of-england-junior-academy

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