Vacancy:

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

32.5 hours per week, term time plus one week

Scale F12-F17 £28,598- £31,022 per annum paid pro-rata

Actual starting salary £21,607 - £23,438 per annum

Temporary

ASAP

The Broad Horizons Education Trust are seeking a warm, nurturing and resilient Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team at Bluebell Primary School.

Our school vision is "kindness to ourselves, each other and our world" 

Bluebell Primary school is based in Norwich, with children aged from nursery to year 6 . We pride ourselves on our wonderfully inclusive, diverse school community. A person is sought who enjoys being in a pleasant, varied and interesting working environment with an already well-established team. 

You will be supporting pupils in our Year 6 cohort who have a range of SEN needs. Experience with working with children with ASD and SEMH needs, as well as the KS2 curriculum would be ideal. 

Personal qualities are of paramount importance. The individual appointed will be expected to display patience, enthusiasm, energy, good humour, flexibility and reliability.  You should also have the ability to work independently as well as part of a busy team.

As part of the Broad Horizons Education Trust you will be included in a family of schools who put the needs of children at the forefront of their education. Further information about the school can be found on our website: https://www.bps-edu.co.uk

If you are interested in this post, please feel free to contact us and arrange to come and visit to see for yourself our lovely setting and meet the team! Please call the office on 01603 452196 to arrange.

To access the online application and to apply, please select the ‘Apply for job’ button and enter your details.

You must ‘submit’ your fully completed application by the closing date/time.

Closing Date:  9:00am 27 February 2026

Interviews:  Friday 6 March 2026

We reserve the right to end the vacancy and interview before the advertised closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Please note that it is normal practice to appoint to the bottom of the scale.

Broad Horizons Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. Applicants must be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. We are an equal opportunities employer.