Level Teaching Assistant

30 hours per week. 8.45am to 3.45pm, Monday to Friday with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break.

Hornchurch Academy Trust

Whybridge Junior School

Blacksmith's Lane

Essex RM13 7AH

Tel:

Website: www.w

Head of School: Mrs S Warshow.

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Hours: 30 hours per week, over 5 days. 8.45am to 3.45pm with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break, 38 weeks per year

Pro-rata salary: £22,920 p.a - £23,943 p.a (based on FTE £32,535 p.a - £33,987 p.a)

Contract: Temporary (Initially until August 2027)

To Start: As soon as possible (subject to recruitment checks)

Hornchurch Academy Trust is a group of six schools based in Rainham, Upminster and Northfleet within the London Borough of Havering and Kent.

Whybridge Junior School is seeking a to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to work in our fantastic school. The position is initially until August 2027, however it could be extended to a permanent role, if successful.

We are looking for a highly committed, enthusiastic and experienced person, who has achieved HLTA status, to join our dedicated team to help make a positive impact on children’s lives.

If you would like the opportunity to work in a collaborative working environment, sharing skills, knowledge and expertise, then we would love to hear from you.

What are looking for a practitioner who:

• Has a passion for delivering skills and knowledge through an interactive approach;
• Enjoys celebrating the progress children make;
• Has excellent interpersonal skills;
• Works well and thrives within a team led environment.

There are opportunities for professional development and promotion within the Trust.

As part of Hornchurch Academy Trust, we can offer you:

Enhanced career development opportunities, working across the Trust schools.

• Enhanced career development opportunities, working across the Trust schools.
• Excellent CPD opportunities to support career progression.
• Mentoring support from an experienced and supportive team of staff and access to trained wellbeing mentors in all schools.
• Continuous service granted to joining staff.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including face to face counselling, financial, family and legal advice.
• 24 hour access to online Wellbeing support App.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Terri Green on

Closing date: Friday 14th August 2026

Interviews will take place: Week beginning 17th August 2026

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.