Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Oldbury Park Primary School, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 6AA

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 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: £23,826.95 - £25,460.39 Annually (Actual) TA4: 18-22 (Pro-rata)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The ideal candidate will be:

Confident creating and maintaining positive relationships with pupils and colleagues

Able to plan (using existing schemes, plans and resources) and deliver engaging lessons in a variety of subjects (with support where needed)

Supportive of our school ethos and the wider aims of the Central Region Schools Trust

Able to work well as part of a team

We can offer:

A vibrant learning community centred around social justice and high expectations

A team committed to ‘going the extra mile’ for our children

A commitment to professional development

Induction support on joining the school community and taking up the role

Protected time weekly to plan and prepare lessons

This important role will involve planning (with support and using existing curriculum plans) and delivering lessons in a variety of classes as part of a structured weekly timetable. Offering variety and an opportunity to apply skills and knowledge in many curriculum areas, this is an interesting and rewarding post for the right candidate. Applicants may be experienced Teaching Assistants looking for further opportunity, teachers looking for a role without the full responsibility of a class teacher or Early Career Teachers who are seeking more classroom experience before starting their formal ECT years.

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 Oldbury Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 370 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oldbury Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oldbury-park-primary-rsa-academy

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