Teaching Assistant with HLTA Responsibilities

Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School, Draycott, Somerset, BS27 3SD

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: 24 hours per week, term time only, Monday-Thursday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TA = £24,796-£25,185 HLTA = £28,598-£32,061

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Is flexible, caring, calm, creative and resilient
• Can demonstrate good communication, listening and questioning skills
• Has an insight into developing social and emotional skills
• Is committed to inclusion
• Will play a role in promoting high standards in teaching and learning and behaviour within the class and across the school
• Experience successfully leading on the delivery of whole lessons or elements of a lesson, for individuals, small groups or for a whole class in the event of a planned or unplanned of the class teacher.
• Experience contributing to the planning, monitoring and assessment.
• HLTA qualification or equivalent or willingness to work towards qualification.

What the school offers its staff

• Professional induction, training and continued professional development opportunities
• Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme
• A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, CareFirst who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family
• Exciting opportunities as part of a growing multi-academy Trust
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution in excess of 20% subject to pension eligibility criteria.

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

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TA with HLTA Responsibilities Job Description - SFS Oct 25.pdf - 675 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Assistant with HLTA responsibilities - Advert - Oct 2025 - Draycott.pdf - 751 KB (opens in new tab)

About Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 74 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School website
• Email address: office@drsfirstschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/draycott-rodney-stoke-church-of-england-first-school

Draycott & Rodney Stoke First School is a small Church of England First School situated in the northern part of Somerset between the cathedral city of Wells and the world-famous Cheddar Gorge. Glastonbury, famous for its Abbey and music festival, is about 20 minutes away. Our buildings, a mixture of old and new, hug the side of the Mendip Hills, which rise above our playground and look down on the moorland called the Levels below.

Arranging a visit to Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@drsfirstschool.co.uk.

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