HLTA

Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,071.00 - £31,015.00 Annually (FTE) £23,884.73 - £25,481.92 Annually (Actual)

HLTA job summary

Location: Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

Contract: Permanent, 35.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary (Actual): ALT Grade F - £23,884.73 to £25,481.92

Make a lasting difference where it matters most.

At Bridge, Cromwell Community College’s Alternative Provision, we believe every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive, regardless of the challenges they may have faced. We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Higher Level Teaching Assistant to help shape positive outcomes for pupils through high-quality learning support, strong pastoral care and a personalised approach to education. This role offers the chance to work as part of a collaborative team that values professional expertise, ambition and care in equal measure, creating the conditions for pupils to rebuild confidence, engage with learning and achieve success both in and beyond the classroom.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Deliver and adapt learning activities for individuals, groups and classes under the direction of teaching staff.
• Support pupils with additional learning, social, emotional, behavioural and pastoral needs, helping them overcome barriers to learning.
• Contribute to planning, assessment, progress monitoring and the implementation of individual learning and development plans.
• Provide short-term class supervision and support pupils during examinations, including facilitating access arrangements where required (training provided).
• Build positive relationships with families, colleagues and external agencies to support pupil progress and wellbeing.

Contact
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more information, please contact Vicki Walpole, Human Resources and Recruitment Officer, at: vwalpole@cromwell.cambs.sch.uk

All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 4 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act.

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 Cromwell Community College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1539 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cromwell Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cromwell-community-college-chatteris

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