Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1EN

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026 - Autumn Term

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £30,024.00 Annually (FTE) Dependant on qualifications and experience

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

About Us

St Alban’s Catholic Primary “is a community built on strong faith where the light of Christ illuminates every aspect of school life” (CES March 2024).
We are a one form entry primary school located in the centre of Cambridge. Our successful and dedicated team are committed to providing an excellent education for our diverse student community, providing them with skills for life.

Job description and person specification summary

At St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, we are seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our skilled and hardworking team. The successful candidate will:

• be passionate about working with children;
• have a flexible, ‘can-do’ attitude;
• inspire, motivate and challenge our pupils;
• be able to form excellent relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues;
• be supportive of the school’s Catholic ethos.

The successful candidate will have the following key skills, experience, and qualifications:

• education to GCSE or equivalent level, including Grade 4 or above (previously Grade C) in English and maths;
• HLTA qualification, or willingness to work towards this;
• experience of planning and leading teaching and learning activities;
• knowledge of how to support learners in accessing the curriculum in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice.

Safer Recruitment

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi-Academy Trust and its member schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

The post you are applying for is classed as having a high degree of contact with children and involves “regulated activity”. As such it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

All post holders are subject to the necessary pre-employment check, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, including a Child’s Barred List check (where applicable to the role in question). Additionally, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to a number of checks, which includes an online search including social media for publicly available information.

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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 211 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Alban's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-alban-s-catholic-primary-school-cb2-1en

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