Teaching Assistant

The Highfield School, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,000.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

The Highfield School

Teaching Assistant

Term Time Only + 5 Inset Days

Hours of work Monday - Friday 08:25 - 15:25

Up to 30 Hours per week

Actual salary for 30 hours: £18,000

Start Date: ASAP

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, highly effective, Teaching Assistant - Learning Support to join The Highfield School.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will be required to support a range of students across the curriculum. You will also be required to carry out a range of duties (including some personal care needs) that enable students with a range of special educational needs to fully access standard and differentiated curriculum activities.

The successful candidate will benefit from

• An inclusive
• A committed and dedicated staffing team
• A well-resourced school
• A commitment to Continuing Professional Development (HLTA qualification)

Experience is desirable but is not essential as bespoke training will be provided

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Closing date: 9.00am 23rd March 2026

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an upto date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so

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.

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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 The Highfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 978 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Highfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-highfield-school-letchworth-garden-city

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