Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 0QH

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  17 December 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  24 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,129.00 - £30,174.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

St Paul’s Church of England Combined school are seeking a full-time Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to work full-time (term-time only) working with our teaching times to continue to raise the learning and achievement of all children. The school has a superb team, an attractive learning environment and fabulous children. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about helping children thrive both emotionally and academically.

The school prides itself on creating an environment where every learner feels valued. Classrooms and outdoor learning spaces are designed to spark curiosity, creativity and confidence, giving children the freedom to explore their interests while receiving the structure and guidance they need.

We are looking for an experienced, qualified HLTA who has previously worked in a school and who has achieved a Level 4 Teaching Assistant Qualification or HLTA qualification or above or be prepared to work towards an HLTA qualification. The ideal candidate will have had experience with a range of children from Nursery to Year 6 and those with SEND. The ideal applicant will be someone who can work on their own initiative as well as in partnership with class teachers and other support staff and who is prepared to be a flexible team member of our whole school community. In this role, you will work delivering targeted interventions, supporting whole-class teaching and delivering some teaching. You will help create a calm, nurturing environment where all children can succeed.

Hours will be from 8:30am to 3.30pm with the addition of some lunchtime supervision. The role will be for 32.5 hours weekly term-time only. We are looking for someone with strong experience working with SEMH needs, ability to step confidently into an HLTA role, a patient, empathetic and proactive approach and someone reliable, flexible and wanting to work as part of a brilliant team.

If you enjoy working with children and feel you could be a valuable member of our team please look through our HLTA job description and make an appointment to visit our school.

Job Details:

Position: HLTA

Location: St Paul’s Church of England Combined School

Start Date: As soon as possible

Employment Type: Full-Time, Term-Time only

Salary: £28,129-£30,174 FTE

Benefits: This HLTA role offers opportunities for professional growth and development, committed colleagues who engage at the highest level and delightful, happy children who are eager to learn and be successful. Our school values their staff and work collaboratively in order to support one another, listening and celebrating together. In addition, we have fun together and each staff member is entitled to a well-being day to choose to use as they wish.

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office.

If you're keen to be a HLTA and would like the opportunity to join our supportive school, please contact Headteacher@stpaulswooburn.school

Whilst there is an Application Closing Date, we will review applications as they come in.

Safeguarding:

St Paul’s Church of England Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff employed in the school must undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The school will conduct an online search when shortlisting as part of our safer recruitment process.

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 Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-church-of-england-combined-school-wooburn

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