Higher Level Teaching Assistant/ Learning Support Assistant

19.15 hours, term time only. Grade dependent on experience. LSA: Grade 15:4 £13.05 per hour; £25,185 pro rata, HLTA: Grade 12:15, £15.56 per hour; £30,024 pro rata. The hours would be split across working as HLTA and LSA (dependent on experience), with 0.75 hours MDSA.

Closing date: 12pm Monday 2nd February 2026

Interviews: Friday 6th February 2026

Start date: Monday 23rd February 2026

We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant, preferably a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team, supporting children across the school on a permanent basis, subject to a probationary period.

As a Teaching Assistant at Milverton School, you will work closely with teachers to support the learning, development, and wellbeing of children. Your role will include helping to plan and deliver learning activities, preparing resourcesm and providing support to individuals and small groups. You will also play an important part in supporting pupils pastoral care and sharing feedback with teaching staff to help meet the needs of every child.

We are looking for:

  • Minimum of 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English and Maths.
  • Experience supporting learning in a classroom environment.
  • Hold a relevant HLTA standards qualification or equivalent desirable.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills.
  • A kind, flexible, and proactive approach to supporting children’s learning and wellbeing.
  • A positive ‘can-do’ and flexible attitude and to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Why Join Milverton School?

You will be part of friendly and supportive school community, with opportunities for professional development and training. We offer a nurturing, inclusive and aspirational environment for children and staff. This is a great opportunity to build on your experience and make a real difference to our pupils’ education.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Safeguarding Statement:

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 

Milverton Community Primary and Pre-school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

This post is subject to Right to Work in the UK and other pre-employment checks.

References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.

Data Protection Act: Information held by Milverton Community Primary and Pre-school complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.

Milverton Community Primary and Pre-school Privacy Statement–Recruitment: Please see our website for further information. For further information and to apply, please click here: https://www.milvertonprimary.co.uk/about-us/Vacancies

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HLTA/ LSA Feb 2026 Documents

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