Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01362 693876

Email: businessmanager@derehamjunior.dneat.org

• Salary - Support Staff, Points 12-17, £12,909 - £14,003 actual pa (£28,598 - £31,022 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 19.5 hours per week (3 days)
• Term Time + 1 week
• Required for September 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. 

This role is specifically to provide cover for staff absence, alongside covering PPA cover and supporting children in classes across the school. It is likely the successful candidate will predominantly work closely with one year group, but be happy to be flexible to cover for absence across the school as needed.

Experience of teaching

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 hrs per week for meetings/prep), 3 days a week.

Working Hours

The successful candidate will work Monday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Friday 8.25-3.25 plus 2 additional hours over the week for marking/prep/meetings. This will mean working 19.5hrs per week.

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 application without feedback.

Please note this is a rolling recruitment and if we have strong candidates, we will interview ahead of the given dates.

Closing date:   8 July 2026, 9am

Interview date:  w/c  13 July 2026 (or earlier if appropriate)

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.