Higher Level Teaching Assistant  - SRB

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Email: sara.wright@open-academy.org.uk 

Website: https://www.open-academy.org.uk

• Salary – Scale F point 12-17, £25,302 to £27,447 actual pa (£29,542 to £32,046 FTE)
• Permanent
• Full Time
• 37 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required for November 2026

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, committed and enthusiastic individual with a background in SEND to provide in-class and one-to-one support for our students in the Specialist Resource Base in line with their Special Educational Needs. You will be joining a small team and will work across a wide variety of subject areas demonstrating a commitment to helping our students make good progress.

We would be delighted to hear from you if you are interested in this challenging and extremely rewarding position, and you fulfil the following criteria:

• A good secondary education with GCSEs in English and Maths and/or degree.
• The desire to help young people fulfil their potential
• The ability to relate to and motivate young people
• Flexibility and the ability to react quickly to changing daily routines
• The desire to make a real difference to young people’s life chances
• Experience of working with autistic students is desirable but not essential

For further information, please visit our website at - www.open-academy.org.uk

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:   2 November 2026

Interview date:  w/c  9 November 2026

Open Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to relevant checks in line with Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding procedures.

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.