Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Cann Hall Primary School, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8DA

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  25 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,694.00 - £29,064.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Required for September 2026

32.50 hours per week 39 weeks per year - term time plus 5 inset days.

08:15am - 15:15 with a 30-minute lunch break.

Scale 5 and Spine point 9-12 depending on experience

£27,254.00 - £28,598.00 per annum (FTE)

Actual Salary £20,521.53 - £21,533.52

Are you passionate about making a difference for all children?

We are seeking an enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our team of HLTAs, who provide whole class teaching for PPA cover and short-term absence, across the school. Our HLTA’s deliver general class support, including the delivery of specific interventions, when not covering whole classes.

Experience would be preferred.

Cann Hall is a two-form entry school judged as GOOD by OFSTED.

We are part of The Compass Partnership of Schools, an innovative and forward-thinking Trust based in Essex and Greenwich. This unique partnership provides immense opportunities to develop the quality of provision and outcomes for children across our schools.

The Compass Partnership of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidates will be conditional upon an Enhanced Disclosure being obtained via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).

Our successful candidate will also be health checked and references will be requested before appointment, the post is permanent and is subject to a satisfactory probation period.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

For further information about our school please visit our website Cann Hall Primary School - Home

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please email chcontact@compassps.uk to arrange a tour of the school.

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 Cann Hall Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cann Hall Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cann-hall-primary-school-clacton-on-sea

Cann Hall Primary School, part of CHANGE Schools Partnership is situated on a popular residential estate, a few miles from Clacton town centre, the railway station and the sea front.

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