Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Wingfield Primary School, London, SE3 9GJ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026 - an earlier start may be considered

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,359.00 - £29,625.00 Annually (Actual) APT&C Scale 5 spine point 12-15 £32,533 to £33,985 per annum (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Do you have a passion for working with children?

We are seeking an experienced HLTA with vision and high expectations for learning to work across our school providing whole class teaching and learning support, delivering lessons during teachers’ PPA time, and supporting the school’s values.

35 hours per week 39 weeks per year - term time plus 5 inset days - 08:00 - 16:00 with an hour lunch break.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to teamwork are essential to this role, as is proven experience delivering whole class lessons, strong experience in literacy and numeracy, and a passion for supporting children’s learning and development.

Experience working with children with special needs would be an advantage.

A degree of flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the children and the school.

We believe that every child deserves to thrive in a nurturing, inclusive and inspiring environment. Our dedicated team works tirelessly to provide the very best opportunities for all our pupils, and our teaching assistants play a vital role in making that happen. If you are someone who puts children at the heart of everything you do and are ready to grow in a supportive and ambitious setting, we would love to hear from you.

As a member of our team, you will:

Be part of a positive, friendly, supportive, and inclusive learning community committed to achieving the best for our children.

Learn about our creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning

Be part of a forward thinking, dynamic team of professionals who see children at the heart of the learning process

Have high expectations, understand the importance of, and promote the principles of inclusion; enabling every child to overcome barriers to learning and reach their potential.

Have free access to our comprehensive employee assistance programme.

Wingfield Primary School is a three-form entry school judged as outstanding by OFSTED.

We are part of The Compass Partnership of Schools, an innovative and forward-thinking Trust based in Essex and Greenwich. This unique partnership provides immense opportunities to develop the quality of provision and outcomes for children across our schools.

The Compass Partnership of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidates will be conditional upon an Enhanced Disclosure being obtained via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).

Our successful candidate will also be health checked, and references will be requested before appointment, the post is permanent and is subject to a satisfactory probation period.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

For further information about our school please visit our website www.wingfield.compassps.uk

We welcome visits to our school, please contact our school office to arrange.

Shortlisting will take place during the week commencing 9th February, Interviews are planned during the week commencing 23rd February 2026.

As part of the Interview process you will be observed working with a small group of our children.

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 Wingfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 646 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wingfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wingfield-primary-school-london

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