Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Cann Hall Primary School · Clacton-on-Sea · Essex
Job description
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Required for September 2026
32.50 hours per week 39 weeks per year - term time plus 5 inset days.
08:15am - 15:15 with a 30-minute lunch break.
Scale 5 and Spine point 9-12 depending on experience
£27,254.00 - £28,598.00 per annum (FTE)
Actual Salary £20,521.53 - £21,533.52
Are you passionate about making a difference for all children?
We are seeking an enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our team of HLTAs, who provide whole class teaching for PPA cover and short-term absence, across the school. Our HLTA’s deliver general class support, including the delivery of specific interventions, when not covering whole classes.
Experience would be preferred.
Cann Hall is a two-form entry school judged as GOOD by OFSTED.
We are part of The Compass Partnership of Schools, an innovative and forward-thinking Trust based in Essex and Greenwich. This unique partnership provides immense opportunities to develop the quality of provision and outcomes for children across our schools.
The Compass Partnership of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidates will be conditional upon an Enhanced Disclosure being obtained via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).
Our successful candidate will also be health checked and references will be requested before appointment, the post is permanent and is subject to a satisfactory probation period.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
For further information about our school please visit our website Cann Hall Primary School - Home
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please email cannhall@compassps.uk to arrange a tour of the school.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Cann Hall Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Primary · Ages 5–11
- Pupils
- 416
- Avg teacher salary
- £55,753
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 22.7:1
- Academy trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8DA
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- Salary
- £27,694.00 - £29,064.00 Annually (FTE)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 25 March 2026
- Closing date
- 25 June 2026
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