Job Description

Role:HLTA to cover PPA

Contract:Permanent, 39 weeks per year

Hours:12 Hours 30 minutes (2 days a week)

Salary:Scale 5 Points 10-13 £8021 - £8417 per annum (FTE £27694 - £29064)

Closing Date:29/05/2026

Are you looking for the next step in your career at Rettendon Primary School? We are looking for a HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) who is able to cover classes during PPA time and work in our SEND provision.

The right person will have the drive to support the children across all Key Stages to be the very best that they can be whilst inspiring a love of learning.

We are looking for a candidate who:

Is able to deliver learning inputs and facilitate learning
Is able to use assessment for learning to support the progress of all children
Can adapt to daily changes in the timetable and work flexibly
Has a positive outlook and willingness to adapt to change
Is a good team player, who is able to work with a range of adults
Has a passion for supporting the learning and development of all children
Has experience working with children with a range of SEND needs
We can offer you:

The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
A commitment to a personalised programme of CPD
Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire
Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme
24/7 GP
Contact us:

Discussions with Mrs S Hammond are strongly encouraged to discuss the role.

Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefsand expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CV's will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.