Higher Level Teaching Assistant

St Laurence Catholic Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2JX

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Autumn Term 2025

• Closing date

  2 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,711.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The children, staff and Trust of St Laurence Catholic Primary are looking for an excellent Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team. Experience of supporting teaching and learning in EYFS and Key Stage 1 is essential, and Key Stage 2 experience is preferable. You will be committed to making learning accessible, irresistible, inclusive and effective for the children in our school.

As HLTA you will be qualified to and expected to deliver lessons in the absence of the teacher; covering PPA time and sickness in line with requirements of your job description and, on some days, cover lunch and/or break duty. We may also request you take on wider responsibilities within the school.

You will need to:
- Independently plan and teach groups of learners
- Run intervention sessions
- Teach phonics and speech and language catch-up programmes, knowledge of the Little Wandle phonics scheme is advantageous, but not essential
- Have high expectations of pupil outcomes and progress
- Encourage excellent behaviour and act as a role model for our pupils
- Develop good relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues
- Be flexible, collaborative and supportive by helping colleagues
- Have HLTA qualifications, or willingness to undertake them
- Be educated to GCSE or equivalent level, including at least a Grade 4 (previously Grade C) in English and Maths.

We can offer:
- Happy, enthusiastic pupils with great learning behaviours
- Excellent OLOW Trust support and professional development opportunities
- An inclusive, welcoming Catholic ethos
- An opportunity to shine
- Excellent resources and facilities
- An outdoor wildlife learning area, pond and forest school

Visits to our school are encouraged, please contact us via office@stlaurence.cambs.sch.uk to arrange this.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share
this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Laurence Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Laurence Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-laurence-catholic-primary-school-cambridge

St Laurence is a secure and happy community where children are encouraged to develop their many talents. Academic excellence for all children is one of our goals but we also seek to nurture the whole child and their special gifts which make each one unique. At St Laurence we aim to help children develop in their journey of faith in a positive learning environment. We place Jesus, His teachings and His values at the centre of all that we do.

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