Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)/ Teaching Assistant (TA)

Summerswood Primary School, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 2DW

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  20 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) H3-H5 depending on experience

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)/ Teaching Assistant (TA) job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)/ Teaching Assistant (TA)

Location:  Summerswood Primary School

Hours: 32.5 hours per week

Weeks worked: 38 weeks per annum

Salary: Salary Range H3-5 depending on experience (£25,583-£28,142 FTE)

Closing Date: Thursday 20th November 2025

Interview Date: Week beginning 1st December

About the Role

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to join the team at Summerswood Primary School, where we are committed to building on our strengths to achieve the best possible outcomes for all children. This role involves providing tailored support to our pupils, helping to foster a learning environment that reflects our school’s values of respect, inclusivity, and ambition.

You will be passionate about making a positive difference to young people’s lives, supporting their development both academically and socially. Your interventions will contribute to our vision of inspiring respectful and self-confident learners and ensuring every child feels valued and supported. A proven track record of working with young people in an educational setting is essential.

The successful candidate will bring a proactive, organised, and caring approach, working collaboratively with colleagues, parents, and external agencies to ensure that students’ health and wellbeing remain central to school life. At Summerswood, we place a high value on mutual trust and respect, and we believe that strong partnerships with families are key to every child’s success.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine impact within a supportive and inclusive school community. If you thrive in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same, and you are committed to putting pupils at the heart of everything you do, then we warmly welcome your application to join our team at Summerswood Primary School.

As part of this role, Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) will be expected to support with class cover across the school when required. This may include delivering pre-prepared lessons, maintaining a positive learning environment, and ensuring continuity of learning in the absence of the class teacher. We welcome applications from individuals with experience in covering classes, as well as those who predominantly work within the classroom as a Teaching Assistant and are looking to develop their skills further. Flexibility, confidence, and a strong understanding of classroom practice are essential, as HLTAs and TAs play a key role in upholding our high standards and supporting pupils’ progress throughout the school day.

How to Apply

If you think you can contribute in this role and to our organisation we welcome your application!

Please submit your application through My New Term.

Safer Recruitment

The school is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts require proof of identity and as the role is working with children and young people this will also be subject to an enhanced disclosures barring service check. In line with safer recruitment requirements, individuals shortlisted for a role in school will have online checks conducted on their name across social media platforms and google.

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 Summerswood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 373 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Summerswood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/summerswood-primary-school

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