HLTA

Little Thurrock Primary School, Grays, Essex, RM17 5SW

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,388.00 - £24,516.00 Annually (Actual) Thurrock Band C -Point 13-19

HLTA job summary

HLTA

Salary: Band C Point 13-19

(£21,388.22 - £24,516.77 actual salary per annum)

32 hours 30 minutes per week

8:30am – 3:30pm Monday – Friday, 30 minute unpaid lunch break

This is a full-time position; however, part-time may be considered for the right candidate. Please indicate this on your application.

38 weeks of the year – term time plus inset days

Start Date: 1st September 2025

We are looking to employ a highly motivated and dedicated classroom practitioner with excellent organisational skills and a good rapport with children to be a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA).

The successful candidate will:

• Have already completed the HLTA qualification or NVQ level 4 or equivalent. (Desirable, but not essential)
• Have a recognised competence in English and Maths.
• Understand teaching and learning and who is committed to raising standards.
• Have a positive attitude and will be someone who is loyal to our co-operative values.
• Have the ability to engage, inspire, motivate and build excellent relationships with children.

Main duties will be:

• To cover whole classes during PPA time under direction of the Teacher
• To deliver catch up and intervention programmes to ensure all children can fully access the curriculum
• To support in the induction of change and families new to the school
• To improve outcomes for children
• To maintain good discipline
• To promote the schools Equal Opportunities Policy and Diversity Strategy

Little Thurrock Primary School is a member of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

As part of the Osborne Cooperative Academy Trust, the school is proud of its inclusive ethos and the broad and enriched curriculum that it provides for all pupils. The supportive staff have high aspirations for the pupils and strive to make a difference in the lives of the children and their families. Our schools' ethos is based on the Co-operative values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and sharing a sense of collective responsibility for supporting each other.

In return for your hard work, you will receive: 

• Relocation package of up to £8,000 where applicable for new employees renting or buying a property
• 2-week October half term
• Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance  
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools 
• Recognition of continuous service  
• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust  
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme   
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff 
• National Conditions of Service 
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply nowor you can request a visit of the school. For more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan,email - hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944.

Little Thurrock is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information. If you would like to be considered for this post, application forms are available via our website Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust

Closing date:  Wednesday 9th July 2025-Midday

Interview date: Wednesday 16th July 2025

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

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About Little Thurrock Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 638 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Little Thurrock Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/little-thurrock-primary-school-grays

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