Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Landscove Church of England Primary School, Nr Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7LY

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  June 2026

• Closing date

  21 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.85 - £13.90 Hourly Term Time only

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Fixed Term Temporary post for Maternity Cover - 16.5hrs per week over 3 days (Tues - Thurs)

To be paid at NJC Grade D8 - £13.90 per hour

Plus Wrap Around Care roles

After School Club Assistant - 6 hrs per week 3.30 - 5.30pm @ £13.26ph

Breakfast Club - 3 hrs per week 7.45 - 8.45am @ £12.85ph

Temporary Posts to commence asap

Required to join our successful and caring team at Landscove, this post is to work across the school and involves covering teachers’ timetabled PPA each week and providing general support for the learning of the classes under the direction of the teacher. You will also be required to (as and when necessary), cover classes when teachers are absent due to training and occasionally staff illness.

In additon to the HLTA role, we would require the successful person to cover our popular Breakfast and After school Club roles at either end of the day.

We are looking for someone with a strong, sensitive and caring approach to children’s needs, who is able to be an effective communicator and think creatively. You will need to show a high degree of initiative and be solution focussed.

We offer you the support of clear systems, protocols, expectations and structures to help you to succeed. You will need to show initiative, creativity and demonstrate the aptitude to work as part of a successful and growing team to improve the life chances of our pupils and make every child feel ‘special’.

Ideally, you will:

Have HLTA or equivalent qualifications

Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills;

Be able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents;

Have high expectations of children’s behaviour and be able to maintain consistent boundaries;

Be willing to work as part of a team;

Be energatic, positive and enthusiastic;

Be able to use your own initiative when required;

The wrap around care roles involve promoting and supervising active play and ensuring the safety of all children for our wrap around care provision. You will be able to help lead the clubs, plan sessions, provide fun activities, prepare and serve simple breakfast and snacks, and use your initiative to maintain a high-quality environment that children thrive in.

L2 Food Hygiene training will need to be completed which is an online course provided by the Trust.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Media online check.

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.

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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 Landscove Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 87 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Landscove Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/landscove-church-of-england-primary-school-nr-ashburton

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