Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01502 740223         

Email: Suzanne.downie@kessingland.dneat.org

• Salary - Support Staff Scale, Pay Points 7-11, £14,294 - £15,236 actual pa (£26,403 – £28,142 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 24 hours per week (6 hours per day over 4 days. Working days to be discussed during interview)
• Term Time only
• Required for 1 September 2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our welcoming village school, which is part of a supportive and forward-thinking trust. Our children are eager to learn, highly motivated, and a pleasure to work with, while our dedicated staff team works exceptionally well together to create a positive and nurturing environment for everyone. We are looking for an HLTA who is passionate about supporting children's learning and development, confident in leading whole-class learning when required, and able to work collaboratively with teachers and colleagues to ensure every child reaches their potential. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, flexibility, initiative, and a commitment to maintaining the high standards and caring ethos that makes our school such a special place to learn and work.

Working Hours

The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview but will fall within our academy hours of 08:30am – 15:30pm over 4 days. Working days to be agreed during interview.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or speak with the School Business Manager on 01502 740223 or email - office@kessingland.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.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:   3 July 2026, 9am

Interview date:  9 July 2026

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.