Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

High Beech CofE Primary School, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4AP

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 May 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: £11,340.34 Annually (Actual) Term time only, salary is annualised and paid over 12 equal installments, you will be expected to work two insets which will be paid as additional time

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

We are seeking a caring, hardworking and enthusiastic individual to join our committed staff team who have high aspirations both for themselves and our children, have a passion for learning, is proactive and dependable and has strong interpersonal skills and a positive outlook. In return, we can offer you the opportunity to make a real difference to children’s learning and to be part of a happy and effective staff team.

We can be flexible with the hours, ideally working over three or four days.

The successful candidate will need to :

• passionate about securing positive outcomes for children.

• highly motivated, organised, and flexible in the way you work to best meet children’s needs.

• An effective communicator, highly skilled in building positive relationships with children, parents/carers, and professionals.

• able to utilise planning and resourcing when covering a class.

• reliable, flexible, and willing to support the school in moving children’s learning on

In return, we can offer:

• Friendly experienced team

• Excellent professional development with the opportunity to train as a teacher through the SCITT

• Access to the local government pension scheme

• A wellbeing package including an annual term time wellbeing day and Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle to work scheme

Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust (EFSPT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS check and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed. Online searches are conducted on all shortlisted candidates. EFSPT is committed to equality, and to making fair and equitable treatment an integral part of everything we do.

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 High Beech CofE Primary School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 92 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: High Beech CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/high-beech-cofe-primary-school

High Beech C of E Primary is a mixed, half form entry school set within the beautiful surroundings of Epping Forest. We provide an excellent curriculum for children between the ages of 4 to 11 years. Our small and friendly church school embeds the Christian values into everything we do. We all work together to promote our three core values of Respect, Thankfulness and Perseverance. We are passionate about developing a culture that enables our children to become lifelong learners and we trust that all things are possible for one who believes.

We are part of The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), School Improvement Team, Well-being Service and Resourced Provisions based in three of our schools, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest.

EFSPT was formed in 2018 from a consortium of schools that had worked together for over 20 years, and are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities. The schools maintain their identities but work in a highly collaborative manner supported by a small but very experienced Central Team.

Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all and which provides wider opportunities for the children within the EFSPT to flourish.

EFSPT is committed to Trauma Perceptive Practice; the Essex approach to understanding behaviour and supporting emotional well-being. Being trauma-perceptive means that through our values, policies and practice, we are able to effectively support the children, families and communities in our Trust, creating spaces of belonging and safety that enable everyone to flourish, become resilient and learn.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguarding our schools’ communities. The appointment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.

West Essex SCITT is an outstanding provider of Initial Teacher Training. We currently have student finance or self funded postgraduate trainee teacher vacancies available to start in September 2024 across all of our 16 primary schools.

Please visit the below website for further information;

https://www.westessexscitt.co.uk/

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