Higher Level Teaching Assistant and Teaching Assistant (combined role)

Brighton & Hove City Council; Hove; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

St Andrews CE Primary School in Hove is seeking a combined HLTA and Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant team. The post covers 7+ hours as HLTA to cover PPA and the remainder as a TA across classrooms, with a total of 30 hours per week during term time.

The role spans scales 4A and 6, with pro rata salaries and hourly rates. Start date is ASAP or by early November 2026, and visits to the school are welcome.

Qualifications

• HLTA qualification or equivalent
• Motivated and creative
• Organised with a positive can-do attitude
• Team player with good interpersonal skills
• Sympathetic to Christian ethos
• Exemplary role model to children, colleagues and parents
• High expectations of behaviour and achievement for all children

Responsibilities

• Provide HLTA duties covering whole classes for PPA (minimum 7 hours per week).
• Deliver learning and prepare resources; planning done by class teacher.
• Remain 30-hour role split between HLTA and Teaching Assistant duties in classrooms.

Skills

HLTA qualification

Motivated and creative

Organised with can-do attitude

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Christian ethos awareness

Role modelling

High expectations of behaviour

Education

HLTA qualification or equivalent

Job description

Higher Level Teaching Assistant and Teaching Assistant (combined role)

St Andrews CE Primary School, Monmouth Street, Hove, BN3 3YT 02/10/2026

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary LGA Scale 4A: £28,153 - £29,071 pro rata. Hourly rate is £14.83 - £15.31.LGA Scale 6: £33,119 - £34,811. Hourly rate is £17.17-£18.04. Contractual hours 30 Job category/type Teaching and Leadership Date posted 17/09/2026 Job reference REQ0001510

Attachments HLTA JOB DESCRIPTION.pdf JOB DESCRIPTION TA-INA St Andrews 2026.pdf HLTA.TA ADVERT Sept 26 (1) (1).docx Application Form (Support Staff).docx

Job description

1 Full-Time Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Scale 6) and Teaching Assistant (Scale 4a) combined role.

LGA Scale 4A - £28,153-£29,071 pro rata

Hourly rate is £14.83 - £15.31

LGA Scale 6 - £33,119-£34,811

Hourly rate is £17.17-£18.04

We are looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant school.

A minimum of seven hours per week will be spent in the role of HLTA, covering whole classes for PPA. (All planning is done by the class teacher; the HLTA is responsible for preparing resources and delivering the learning.)

The remainder of this 30-hour role will be spent working as a Teaching Assistant in classrooms.

Part-time: 30 hours per week, term-time only.

Fixed term:Duration to be reviewed

Start date:As soon as possible or by Monday 2 nd November 2026

About the Role

St. Andrew’s is a positive and progressive school and an exciting and rewarding place to work. We have a hardworking, friendly staff team who are united in the belief that we are all learning together. We are proud to be a Church of England school and our mission is, ‘To inspire a love of learning and live ‘life in all its fullness’ (John 10:10), ensuring everyone can flourish and be the best that they can be.’

The Successful candidate will have:

• Achieved the HLTA qualification or equivalent
• Be highly motivated and creative
• Be inspirational, very well organised with a positive ‘can do’ attitude
• View working with children as a vocation and love their work
• Be a team player, with good interpersonal skills
• Be sympathetic and supportive of the Christian ethos (even if not a practising Christian)
• Be an excellent role model to children, colleagues and parents, exemplifying our core values of courage, curiosity, joy, love and respect
• Have high expectations of behaviour and achievement for all children

In Return we will give you:

• The opportunity to shine and share your strengths with others
• Freedom to innovate
• Truly remarkable, highly motivated children
• A fun, friendly, supportive staff team and school community
• Inspiring outdoor learning spaces
• The latest technology in classrooms

• On-going professional development
• Excellent support staff
• An engaged, active community in the centre of a diverse, inclusive and vibrant city

Full Time, Monday-Friday, 8.45am-3.15pm. HLTA Grade D/TA Grade B

We warmly welcome visits to the school. If you would like to make an appointment or have an informal discussion about the role with Sophie Thomas (Headteacher) or Jen Griffin (Deputy Headteacher), please contact the school office. Email: [e-mail] . Telephone number: 01273 770082.

Closing date: Friday 2 nd October 2026 at 12:00

Interview date:Wednesday 7 th October 2026

Telephone: [phone]

Website: www.st-andrews.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Additional Information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Company Information

Brighton & Hove Schools - Taking Action for Equality

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Brighton & Hove Schools do not accept CV or resume.