Job description
Job Title: HLTA Primary
Location: Wickford
Salary: £90 – £130 per day (Depending on experience)
Start: September 2025 (or earlier if available)
Contract: Day-to-day/Long-term, Part-time/Full-time
Does supporting children’s learning while stepping up to deliver lessons sound like your perfect day?
This is your chance to join a warm and forward-thinking primary school in Wickford as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA), where every staff member is valued, and every child is seen.
Key Responsibilities:
- Step confidently into the teacher’s shoes when needed – leading lessons with creativity and care.
- Provide tailored support across EYFS, KS1 or KS2 depending on school needs.
- Work alongside teachers to plan and assess lessons that spark curiosity and encourage achievement.
- Build trusted relationships with students, offering emotional and academic support.
- Assist with behaviour management and help maintain a positive, inclusive learning environment.
- Contribute to a buzzing school culture that celebrates success and supports growth.
Job Requirements:
- HLTA status or a highly experienced Teaching Assistant confident in delivering lessons.
- Strong grasp of the primary curriculum and confident classroom management skills.
- A natural communicator, motivator, and role model for young learners.
- Passion for inclusive education and a child-centred approach.
- Have an updated CV (covering the last ten years barring any unexplained gaps) and an enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service (or be willing to apply for one).
Why Join GSL Education?
- Opportunity to make a lasting impact while progressing your own career.
- Supportive leadership and professional development opportunities.
- Welcoming school community with a team that feels like family.
If you’re passionate about supporting students with additional needs and want to be part of an inclusive school where every pupil matters, this HLTA Primary position in Wickford could be your next career move.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the ‘HLTA Primary’ role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.