Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Role: Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Dawlish

Contract: Full time, temp to perm

Start: January 2025

Salary: Starting at £16 per hour

Are you a passionate and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) looking for your next rewarding role in education? Do you thrive on supporting young learners with additional needs and making a real difference in their lives? If so, this opportunity could be perfect for you!

About the role:

Long-Term Teachers is delighted to offer an exciting position at one of Devon’s leading special schools. We are seeking an enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming and supportive team, working on the school’s upper site with children aged 11+.

Nestled in a stunning campus surrounded by woodlands and close to the seaside, this school provides exceptional education for students aged 3 - 19 with autism and complex needs. The facilities are outstanding, including a forest school, woodland walk, bike trail, swimming pool and much more, offering a vibrant and dynamic environment where no two days are the same.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging whole-class cover lessons in the absence of the class teacher or during PPA time

• Collaborate with the teacher to personalise the curriculum and help students reach their full potential

• Carry out general teaching assistant duties where lesson cover is not required

• Assist with planning and preparation for upcoming lessons

• Uphold the school’s policies and procedures, with a strong focus on safeguarding

• Create and maintain a safe, positive and stimulating learning environment

• Inspire students and foster a love for learning, tailored to their individual needs

About you:

The ideal candidate will bring:

• A solid understanding of special educational needs (SEN) and effective strategies to support a diverse range of abilities

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

• Patience, empathy and a genuine passion for supporting young people

• A level 3 or 4 certificate in Teaching and Learning in Schools, Level 4 diploma in Childcare and Education, or equivalent qualifications in childcare or nursery work.

If you are a motivated and compassionate professional ready to take on this fulfilling role, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to become an integral part of this inspiring team!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

• Permanent job roles

• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process

• Working to Agency Workers Regulations

• Interview preparation, advice and support

• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay