Teaching Assistant

Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service is looking to appoint two caring, experienced and highly motivated HLTA to join the team from September 2026. We have one fulltime and one part-time position available., From September 2026 GHES will have two classroom spaces - one in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester - hence we are expanding our team of Teaching Assistants. The role will involve working with small groups of students or individuals throughout the day at either venue, and on some occasions working in the student home. This may be supporting in lessons alongside our teaching staff, working on intervention/thrive strategies with individuals, working alongside the centre pastoral lead to create safe learning plans or supporting our students when they go off-site for trips and visits.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced HLTA looking to apply their skills and experience in a smaller setting where the vast majority of students coming in have poor mental health, school based anxieties to overcome, have become isolated due to illness, or have experienced trauma., This is a fantastic opportunity to join the hospital education team. You can be confident of joining a highly professional, passionate, supportive and very experienced team of teachers, pastoral and administrative staff, working tirelessly to ensure the best outcomes can be achieved for every individual regardless of the health barriers they may be facing.,

• Can work well with others and develop excellent relationships with students, immediate staff, other professionals, and parents
• Thrives on making a difference to every young person they work with
• Can use own initiative to meet the needs of the students.
• Is confident in supporting learners with additional communication needs
• Has a kind and compassionate nature, and excellent communication skills
• Understands the needs, outcomes and provision outlined in students' EHCP / My Plans and GHES Support Plans and can adapt classroom support accordingly
• Has experience of Thrive/ ELSA/EBSA and other approaches to engage students and overcome barriers to learning
• Has experience of working with vulnerable/ SEN students., We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

GHES is a service within Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) so employment with us is through them. For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
• Flexible and agile working opportunities where possible
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Through GHES access to Reflective Supervision