Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Chater Infant School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7RD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 January 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: £25,989.00 - £27,254.00 Annually (FTE) The actual salary will be pro rata

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

An Invitation to Inspire Young Minds

We are seeking an enthusiastic, adaptable and highly capable Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our happy and nurturing Infant School community. This is a wonderfully varied role for someone who thrives on flexibility and enjoys being at the heart of school life.

You will play a vital part in ensuring continuity and care across the school, providing confident and calm cover supervision from Nursery through to Year 2, including PPA and Leadership Time. Beyond the classroom, you will be a reassuring presence at lunchtime, supporting positive behaviour and helping our children feel safe, valued and understood. You will also contribute to what matters in our setting: delivering and supporting high-quality phonics provision, helping our youngest learners unlock the magic of reading.

This role would suit someone who relishes variety, builds strong relationships quickly, and brings warmth, professionalism and initiative to everything they do. It may be ideal for someone seeking a short-term commitment, but one that could very well become a springboard into exciting and rewarding opportunities within education.

Above all, this is a chance to make a genuine difference every single day — to be part of a dedicated, welcoming team and to help shape the earliest steps of a child’s learning journey.

We warmly encourage you to telephone or email the school if you would like to speak with the Headteacher and find out more. We would be delighted to hear from you.

This is a fixed term contract up to the end of the Summer Term. Hours are 8.40am to 3.30pm and 5 days a week term time only. Part time will be considered for the right applicant.

We reserve the right to close this advert early and suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date.

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 Chater Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 227 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chater Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chater-infant-school

Chater Infant School is an inclusive and multi cultural two form entry school with a Nursery.  We are a very successful, well organised and resourced school. At Chater we know our school is very special and we are proud of our achievements.  Our friendly and caring school lies at the heart of a diverse community and prides itself on enabling pupils from many different cultures and religions to work happily together. 

We are committed to safeguarding children. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service and medical check.   References will be obtained in advance on any candidate being shortlisted for interview. 

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