Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3NZ

49 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  13 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15.06-£16.07 per hour

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of the AIM Federation

Tel: 01263 720401

Email: operationsmanager@aimfederation.org 

Website: http://www.aimfederation.org

• Salary - Scale F, £15.06 - £16.07 per hour
• Fixed Term until 31 August 2027 initially
• Part Time
• 32.5 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required for 1 September 2026

We are looking for an excellent HLTA to join our school from September 2026.  

Just over 30 minutes of picturesque driving from Norwich and Great Yarmouth (travelling in the opposite direction to most cars!) is The AIM Federation - an established federation of six schools and an SEMH Base located along the beautiful North Norfolk Coast and the Norfolk Broads. Hours of work, 8.30am – 3.30pm, Monday – Friday. 

Not only will you be joining a dedicated and hardworking team at Freethorpe Primary, you’ll be collaborating with a wider team of around 130 staff in total, across the six schools, working together and striving to deliver the very best education for our local communities. 

We are looking for candidates who;

• Good Numeracy and Literacy skills
• Can form positive relationships with children, parents and staff
• Are able to support the children within the class and during break times.
• Have a calm, patient approach to supporting the needs of children
• Able to use their initiative to support learning & behaviour
• Be adaptable to situations and willing to work as part of a team
• Are willing to undertake training and attend meetings as necessary

We can offer you:

• An amazing team of supportive staff
• Opportunities for training and professional development

How to apply

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be sent via email to Sam Wilkinson, Operations Manager - operationsmanager@aimfederation.org 

We have the right to close the application window and interview suitably qualified candidates before the closing date.

Closing date:  31 August 2026, 9am

Interview date:  TBC

AIM Federation are committed to safeguarding children and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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.

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 Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 176 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/freethorpe-community-primary-and-nursery-school

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