HLTA/Senior Teaching Assistant

Cotton End Forest School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 3AG

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 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: £22,428.00 - £23,928.00 Annually (Actual) L4 11-15

HLTA/Senior Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you:

• a versatile practitioner who meets the HLTA standards and is able to demonstrate a hardworking ethos
• a highly efficient practitioner who is able to use his/her own initiative with confidence
• experienced with working across the Primary age range and be familiar with the current agenda/initiatives for educational improvements
• an effective team member willing to contribute to the group but also able to work independently and on their own initiative
• able to demonstrate excellent communication skills in order to build rapport with adults and children both verbally and in writing
• flexible with effective time management skills
• able to show the knowledge and ability to deliver a range of intervention programmes to secure accelerated progress
• confident to work effectively with individual pupils, small groups and whole classes to deliver agreed lessons and learning objectives or intervention programmes.

We can offer :

• a dedicated, enthusiastic and motivated team;
• children who are enthusiastic learners
• good opportunities for professional development;
• a supportive and stimulating learning environment for staff and pupils

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 Cotton End Forest School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 435 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cotton End Forest School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cotton-end-forest-school

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