Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Harlowbury Primary School, Harlow, Essex, CM17 0DX14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
21 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,494.76 - £22,522.97 Annually (Actual) Scale 5 Pt 8-11 FTE £27,553 - £28,871 (FTE)
Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Salary: Pt 8-11 (FTE £27,553.00 - £28,871.00) Actual Salary £21,494.76 - £22,522.97
Hours: 8:15am-3:45pm with half hour lunch, 35 hrs term time + insets (37.7 working weeks)
Contract: Permanent
Start date: September 2026
Harlowbury Primary School are looking for a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to join our successful team. The ideal candidate would be an effective role model that sets high expectations and motivates the pupils to achieve. Applicants must be enthusiastic and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) would work alongside, and individually from class teachers. Part time applications will also be considered for this role.
Essential requirements:
- Level 3 qualification (or currently working towards achieving)
- Ability to use ICT and learn new skills
- Working in partnership with specialist teacher to support pupils needs
Additional benefits working at Harlowbury Primary Academy:
- Two week October half term
- Competitive salary
- IT equipment relevant to the post
- A childcare nursery facility on site (under 3 years)
- A supportive team of leaders and staff
- Opportunities for growth and development
- A collaborative environment to work with colleagues across the trust
- Extensive CPD opportunities, with external courses for career development
- Working with a pastoral team, including a family liaison officer
- Membership of a generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
- National pay rates
- Flexible working opportunities
- Supportive special leave requests
Harlowbury Primary Academy offer a unique chance to be part of a friendly and supportive team. Being part of a primary cluster of nine schools, staff work in teams to share the responsibility for planning, with support from Trust subject leads and the Curriculum Director. High quality CPD is offered across the Trust.
The school has a dedicated team that works hard to reach high standards in everything they do and this is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents, the local community and the other local schools within NET. At Harlowbury we believe in the future development of our teachers to enable them to develop and progress their career.
In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs cannot be accepted.
NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Harlowbury Primary School
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harlowbury Primary School website
Harlowbury Primary School first opened its doors on September 11th 1978 with only 66 children. Today we are a flourishing single form entry primary school that has an excellent Speech and Language Centre.
Our inspirational staff, rigorous leadership team and dedicated governors are committed to excellent outcomes for all our pupils and will equip them with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to be successful in their learning.
Our amazing pupils believe that they can succeed and overcome barriers to inspire others! Our staff and learning community foster and develop our approach to learning through our core values and attitudes. We aim to inspire our pupils to harness their skills and energy so that they benefit from every minute at school. We encourage children to flourish both emotionally and academically and each child is celebrated for their individuality.
Our website will give you a flavour of school life at Harlowbury and if you want to see more then please visit https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/.
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