Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover

Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8JB

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2025

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  21 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: £25,891.00 Annually (Actual) H6, pro rata

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Mat-Cover

Grade: H6

Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week

Start Date: December 25

Contract: Term-time plus 5 days INSET

Actual salary: £25,891 (H6, pro rata)

Longdean School is looking to appoint a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to join our wonderful Inclusion team as maternity cover.

We are very keen to hear from candidates who have experience of working with Children with Social, Emotional, Mental Health needs and/or Autism.

The successful candidate will set themselves high personal standards and be keen to develop professionally to support the school’s aspirational approach to learning.

A professional dress code is expected.

If you have a ‘can do’ attitude and can offer the team excellent communication skills, show intuition within a range of everyday tasks and activities and want to support the needs of the pupils with flair; this could be the role for you.

If you are interested in joining us at this exciting time please see our website for further details: Trust website www.scholarseducationtrust.co.uk, or contact HR@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or on 01727 734424. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 3 November 2025

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

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 Longdean School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1443 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longdean School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longdean-school

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