Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Employer: Ixworth Church of England Primary School

Location: Bury St. Edmunds, East of England

Salary: £16.08 per hour (pay award pending)

Job type: FULL_TIME, TEMPORARY

Posted: 2026-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sector: Education & Training

Job Description

Ixworth Church of England Primary School is seeking an outstanding Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our warm, caring and dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and motivated HLTA to join our successful, forward-thinking school community. As our school continues to grow, including welcoming an additional class from September, we are expanding our support team and are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting children to thrive. We are passionate about ensuring that every child reaches their full potential, whilst nurturing a lifelong love of learning and curiosity about the world around them. Guided by our vision — “On a journey together where learning has no limits” — we provide a rich curriculum and a wide range of experiences designed to inspire, empower and help every pupil to flourish. We are looking for someone who: has experience of working with children across the primary age range has experience of teaching whole classes and small groups is flexible and can use their own initiative can work independently and as part of a team is willing to undertake a range of duties is resilient, hardworking and self-motivated manages change well and can support pupils in a variety of situations has high expectations of children’s behaviour and achievement has excellent English and mathematics skills communicates well with teaching staff, pupils and families has a good sense of humour!

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