Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Cabot Primary School, Bristol, Bristol, BS2 9JE

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  16 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,119.00 - £26,421.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We have an opportunity for an exceptional Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join the team at Cabot Primary School.

We are looking for a person who puts children and their learning at the centre of their work. We believe that building strong, respectful relationships with children and their families is very important and that children learn best when they are happy, calm and safe.

We are seeking applicants who will continue to promote our inclusive and friendly ethos and continue to develop excellent provision across the school, supporting our amazing pupils and staff. We offer a high-quality professional development programme and the opportunity to work with a close knit and supportive team both within the school and across the Trust.

We require HLTAs to deliver pre planned lessons building strong relationships and supporting them to be successful. You must either have the HLTA qualification or be working towards it.

If this sounds like a school and opportunity that interests you, then we look forward to hearing from you.

We are looking for someone who:

Is interested in the process of learning.

Is interested in their own development and learning.

Enjoys working with children.

Is calm, organised and flexible.

Can work collaboratively as part of a team and is able to use initiative.

Shows integrity and confidentiality.

Can enthuse and motivate children.

Has a GCSE pass in English and Math (or equivalent)

HLTA qualified or working towards the qualification

Experience of a previous LSA/HLTA role is desirable.

In return we offer:

A warm, professional workplace where everyone is valued.

Motivated, engaged and willing learners.

Staff who are excited by their work and who possess great team spirit.

A strong commitment to your on-going professional development.

Closing date: Friday 18th July

Interviews: TBC

Safeguarding Statement

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

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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 Cabot Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 197 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cabot Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cabot-primary-school-bristol

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