Teaching Assistant or Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) EYFS

Crabtree Infants' School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5PU

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (FTE) H2 to H4: scale and salary dependant on qualifications and experience

Teaching Assistant or Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) EYFS job summary

Are you looking to make a difference? Are you passionate about teaching and giving every child the very best start in their learning journey?

We are looking for a dynamic, inspirational Teaching Assistant or HLTA to join the Crabtree team. To start 1st September 2025.

The successful candidate will be confident, creative and caring, will share our high expectations and be able to engage and motivate our pupils to ensure progress for all.

We are looking for:

• An experienced TA or HLTA or someone who is keen to grow in the role.
• A TA or HLTA who believes that all children can succeed both socially and academically.
• A TA or HLTA who has high expectations and believes that all children are capable of remarkable things.
• A TA or HLTA who is passionate about school improvement.
• An HLTA who is keen to be involved in all areas of school life.
• An ambitious TA or HLTA who is looking for the opportunity to develop further as a professional within a high achieving supportive environment.
• A TA or HLTA who shows commitment to reflecting on learning and teaching strategies.
• A TA or HLTA who is dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of children.

We can offer:

• A friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team.
• Hard working, aspirational children.
• Access to high quality CPD.
• Opportunities to work collaboratively through close links with other schools.
• Training in EYFS.
• Additional non-contact time to support staff well-being.
• A very supportive governing body and Trust.
• A leadership team that embraces creativity, innovation and ambition.

You are very welcome to come and visit our school. Please email the school office office@crabtreeinfants.herts.sch.uk to book a visit and a chat with the Executive Head.

We welcome applications from qualified teachers, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. If a suitable candidate is found before the advert closing date then the school reserves the right to remove this advert before the closing date.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About Crabtree Infants' School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Crabtree Infants' School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/crabtree-infants-school

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