Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust   Tel:  01362 693876   Email:  businessmanager@derehamjunior.dneat.org       Salary – Grade F, Points 12-17, £21,184 - £22,980 actual pa (£28,598 - £31,022 FTE)   Permanent    Part Time   32 hours per week   Term Time + 1 week    Required for May 2026      We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, creative and skilled HLTA to join an existing strong team and help us provide the best education and experience possible for our fantastic pupils.    The successful candidate will work within a year group team, supporting in class and providing PPA cover for the teaching team. You will work within one year group, although on odd occasions may be asked to support in another year group. When not providing cover for PPA and leadership time, you will work within class, providing support to pupils as required.   Ideally, we would like the successful candidate to have the HLTA or Cover Supervisor qualification, but most importantly, experience of covering whole classes is essential.   The role is for 6 hours per day (plus 2 hours per week for meetings/prep), 5 days a week.   Working Hours   The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday 8:25 - 15:25 (inclusive of a 1 hour unpaid lunch break) plus 2 additional hours over the week for marking/prep/meetings.   The exact working pattern for the 2 additional hours will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview.  Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or to arrange to speak with the Headteacher. This can be arranged by contacting Dawn Reardon, our School Business Manager on 01362 693876 or by emailing -  businessmanager@derehamjunior.dneat.org    How to apply   For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.  To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System.  If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.  References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.  Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the applicati