Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Pastoral Support

Watlington Community Primary School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0HU

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  25 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.82 per hour

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Pastoral Support job summary

Tel: 01553 810468

Email: office@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss Jess Woodrow

• Salary – Scale F, point 12 £14.82 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 22.5 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required ASAP

We are seeking a caring, skilled and proactive Pastoral Support HLTA to join our supportive and dedicated team.

This is a key role within our school, focused on improving pupils’ wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and engagement with learning, while building strong and positive relationships with families.

You will work closely with the Headteacher, SENDCo, Assistant Headteacher and teaching staff to provide targeted pastoral support for individual pupils and groups, respond flexibly to need throughout the school day and act as a trusted point of contact for parents and carers.

The successful candidate will:

• deliver high-quality pastoral interventions,
• support pupils with emotional, social and behavioural needs,
• build strong relationships with children and families,
• work confidently with professionals and external agencies,
• support attendance, transition and family wellbeing,
• and contribute positively to our whole-school culture.

We are looking for someone who is warm, resilient, highly organised and able to manage their own timetable while remaining flexible to the needs of the school.

In return, we offer:

• a welcoming and supportive staff team,
• strong leadership and clear systems,
• opportunities for high-quality professional development,
• and the chance to make a genuine difference to children and families every day.

If you are passionate about supporting children’s wellbeing and helping families feel confident, connected and supported by their school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

How to apply

A job description and a person specification are available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – office@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date:  13 March 2026

Interview date:  TBC

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Watlington Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watlington Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watlington-community-primary-school

A one form entry local authority mainstream community primary school.

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