Higher Level Teaching Assistant

We have 2 permanent vacancies for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA -Level 4) for 32.5 hours per week covering our 2 Federated schools, to start as soon as possible.

The hours are 8.30 – 3.30pm, 5 days a week (half an hour lunch, term time only)

Salary to be paid at Cambridgeshire County Council HLTA level 4 – Scale 5 (points 12-15)

£28,598 – £30,024 FTE (£23,978-£25173 pro rata)

We are looking for an energetic and dedicated individual to join our wonderful schools.  As an HLTA, you will be required to work with individuals or small groups of children under the direction of the class teacher. You will also be required to cover classes at both schools.

We can offer you:

• Happy, well behaved children with a desire to learn;
• Friendly and welcoming staff who have a vast array of experience and expertise
• A structured support staff appraisal system and a school committed to professional learning
• A supportive SLT who value and encourage staff well-being
• An exciting and engaging curriculum, with lots of wider enrichment opportunities.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has either experience of key stage 1, key stage 2 or both
• Is an excellent team player who is committed to providing high quality teaching and learning experiences
• Is flexible and adaptable
• Enjoys working with children and has the ability to motivate them to achieve their potential.

Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged – please email either infantoffice@ramspin.org (KS1) or juniorsoffice@ramspin.org (KS2) to arrange a visit. To download an application pack (copy of advert, application form, job description/person specification) please visit https://infants.ramspin.org/our-school/vacancies or https://juniors.ramspin.org/our-school/vacancies

Closing date for applications with a letter summarising an expression of interest by Monday 2nd March 2026 to hr@ramspin.org

Interviews:- scheduled to be held on Friday 6th March 2026

Ramsey Spinning Infant and Junior Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and behave in a way which reflects this. Appointment to this post will be subject to satisfactory safeguarding pre-employment checks including a Barred List check, Disclosure and Barring Service check and references. Please note, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post of employment if you are barred from working with children and young people.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide