HLTA Higher Level Teaching Assistant and Early Years Teaching Assistant

Thomas Barnes Primary School, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3AD

15 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  1 January 2026

• Latest start date

  1 February 2026

• Closing date

  18 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm. 32.5 hours per week, term time only, 39 weeks a year. There is an opportunity for additional hours from 3.30pm to 4.30pm as our After School Club Leader, (Grade 4). This would bring the total working duration to 37.5 hours per week.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £25583 and £30024

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please see Job Descriptions

What the school offers its staff

Thomas Barnes Primary School is a warm, nurturing and community-driven school where every child is known, valued and supported to thrive.The school offers a caring atmosphere with high expectations, ensuring pupils feel safe, confident and motivated to succeed. Staff work closely as a dedicated team. Pupils are very well behaved.

Working at a small school is very rewarding; the staff work really closely together and get on well. It can also be challenging at times because there are simply not very many of us! As a result, we are looking for someone who is helpful, friendly and flexible.

Staff are proud of the school’s close connection to the local community, and its commitment to helping every child achieve their potential. It is a school where children are happy.

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.

Daily routine of the successful candidate:

8.30am – Preparation time for HLTA tasks.

8.45am – Reception TA, (a passion for early years education is vital).

12pm – Escorting the pupils to lunchtime then remaining in the hall to support lunctimes for 30 minutes.

1pm – covering teacher release time, (possibility of also leading Forest School, one afternoon a week).

3.25pm – hometime

3.30pm – lead the after-school club until 4.30pm, (optional).

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

HLTA Job Description and Person Spec.pdf - 141 KB (opens in new tab)

TBPS Application Form.docx - 103 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Assistant Job Description and Person Spec.pdf - 164 KB (opens in new tab)

About Thomas Barnes Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 104 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thomas Barnes Primary School website
• Email address: office@thomasbarnes.staffs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01827 213840
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-barnes-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Thomas Barnes Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@thomasbarnes.staffs.sch.uk.

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