Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Quest Primary School, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8HD11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As Soon As Possible, but to start at the latest on Monday 4th January 2027.
Closing date
8 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £26,320.00 - £29,049.00 Annually (Actual) P22 £35,671 – P26 £39,370 FTE – Pro Rata £26,320 - £29,049
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary
Quest Primary School, part of The Collegiate Trust, is looking for a skilled and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team. You will play a vital role in delivering high-quality teaching and learning across the school, working under the guidance of teaching staff and the Senior Leadership Team.
Day to day, you will cover classes independently and teach curriculum lessons, provide PPA and release cover as scheduled by SLT, and plan, deliver and assess targeted intervention and booster groups to help pupils reach their potential. You will also provide pastoral care, including support for children with SEND, maintain high standards of behaviour, and help create an engaging, well-organised and safe learning environment. Break and lunchtime supervision is part of the role.
We are looking for someone with HLTA status or an equivalent qualification, at least GCSE grade C (or equivalent) in English and maths, and experience of covering whole classes and working with primary-aged children. A good understanding of safeguarding, effective behaviour management skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, staff and families are essential. Experience of supporting intervention groups and working with children with SEND is also important to us. If you feel your skills make you a good fit, please don’t be put off if you don’t meet every criterion.
For more information, please view the application pack attached.
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 Quest Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 199 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- Website
- Quest Primary School website
Quest Primary School is a one-form entry school of 191 pupils, set on a spacious and attractive site. Our school benefits from a talented and highly committed team of staff, with a strong combination of experienced and newer colleagues. The development of staff is a key feature of our work and we collaborate closely with other local schools and look forward to working across our Trust. The school has a good reputation for supporting children with special educational needs. There is an enhanced learning provision for 14 children with moderate learning difficulties and an additional nursery provision.
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