HLTA

Are you a passionate and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) looking for flexibility in your career? We are working with a range of welcoming and supportive primary schools across Witham and Braintree who…

Pay rate £14.25 – £20/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 22 September 2026

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Are you a passionate and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) looking for flexibility in your career? We are working with a range of welcoming and supportive primary schools across Witham and Braintree who are seeking skilled HLTAs for both long-term placements and day-to-day supply work.

Whether you're looking for a consistent long-term role or the flexibility to choose when and where you work, we have opportunities to suit you.

The Role

As a HLTA, you will:

Deliver planned lessons across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 in the teacher's absence.
Support pupils' learning and development both in groups and on a one-to-one basis.
Work closely with teachers and senior leaders to maintain high standards of teaching and learning.
Support children with additional needs, including SEN, where required.
Foster a positive, engaging, and inclusive learning environment.

Requirements

To be considered, you must:

Hold a recognised HLTA qualification or equivalent relevant qualification.
Have recent experience working within a UK primary school setting.
Be confident leading whole-class learning across different year groups.
Demonstrate excellent communication and behaviour management skills.
Have a flexible and proactive approach to supporting schools and pupils.

We Offer

Flexible work to fit around your lifestyle.
Opportunities across a variety of local primary schools.
Long-term and permanent opportunities available.
Competitive rates of pay.
Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement.
Access to ongoing CPD and professional development opportunities.
If you're a dedicated HLTA ready to make a positive impact across local primary schools, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for more information about opportunities across Witham and Braintree.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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