HLTA / Trainee / Experienced Support

24/7 Wellbeing support from the Employee Assistance Programme (including free face to face counselling and supervision sessions if desired)
-Generous budgets for resources for subject delivery, each child has a personal ICT and SEND budget
-Schemes of work and resources provided
-Staff 'thank you' events throughout the year to show our appreciation to you
-Refreshments provided throughout every day

-We are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted!

Higher Level Teaching Assistant -36.5 hours per week (daily protected 30 mins lunch break)
Directed hours: Mondays 8.30 - 5.30
Tuesdays to Fridays 8.30 - 4.00
5 days per week, term time only
Required 1st September 2026

We are looking for a positive, flexible, compassionate person to join our friendly team at this independent special school for 18 pupils, which opened in September 2019. We have exciting opportunities for applicants who are able to offer professional SEND teaching and therapeutic support to small groups of vulnerable pupils and wish to continually develop their own skills, knowledge and experience in SEND.
Together with the rest of the teaching and support staff team, you will be delivering a tailor-made academic curriculum for small groups of 5-6 pupils, and lead on one subject area, with support from the class teacher and Curriculum Lead. With training, you will deliver our therapeutic curriculum, supporting children with low-level dysregulation and mental health needs. Lessons are at the school and activities are planned around the local area, using specialist support teams for extra-curricular activities.
Together as a staff team, you will be required to transport and accompany children to local activities. Ownership and use of a car full time, as well as a full driving license, is therefore essential. Pupils are aged between 6 and 17 years of age, main cohort usually between 10 and 17 years., Please be aware that some uploaded documents may require special software such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

The successful applicant will need to have substantial recent school-based experience including supporting and teaching pupils with SEND using an evidence-based, therapeutic approach. A qualification atgrade 4 / C in GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English is an essential requirement for this post. We also welcome applications from highly experienced Learning Support Assistants who desire to progress to Higher Level Teaching Assistant status but have not yet achieved HLTA status. Full financial support and training time will be given throughout the duration of the course.