Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Horncastle Primary School, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5EH

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 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: £23,703.33 - £25,734.66 Annually (Actual) Lincolnshire GLEA Teaching Assistant 6

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Looking for Your Next Big Step? Join the Horncastle Team!

Are you ready to grow your career in a school that genuinely values you? This is a fantastic opportunity for either a qualified HLTA or an experienced Teaching Assistant looking to develop their skills and take the next exciting step in their professional journey.

At Horncastle Primary, we pride ourselves on our warm, inclusive culture. We aren't just a school; we are a supportive community where both our children and our staff are encouraged to thrive, learn, and succeed every single day. If you are looking for a place where your professional development is actively championed and your hard work is celebrated, you'll find it here.

For the full picture of what this rewarding role entails, please take a look at the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Are an experienced TA or a qualified HLTA - you are ready to bring your existing skills to the table and are eager to keep growing.

• Are full of energy and initiative - you’re organized, self-motivated, and always put the well-being of our school community first.

• Thrive in a team - you love collaborating, sharing ideas, and being part of a genuinely supportive, inclusive staff team.

• Are passionate about learning - you are dedicated to helping our education leaders shine and are deeply committed to making a difference in children's lives.

If this sounds like the positive, growth-focused environment you've been looking for, we can't wait to meet you!

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.

References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.

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 Horncastle Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 430 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Horncastle Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/horncastle-primary-school

Horncastle Primary is a vibrant and flourishing school. Set in a wonderful location, Horncastle is the only Primary School in the town and therefore enjoys a very special relationship with its community.

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