Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Dawlish; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational agency is seeking a committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant for a specialist school in Dawlish. This full-time role involves delivering lessons and providing support to students with diverse needs in a nurturing, engaging environment. The ideal candidate will have HLTA status or equivalent experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to adapt to various classroom settings while delivering high-quality support.

Benefits

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during clearance and onboarding process

Interview preparation, advice and support

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of SEND and strategies for supporting diverse needs.
• Relevant experience delivering lessons in a SEN setting.

Responsibilities

• Delivering pre-planned lessons when covering for absent teachers.
• Providing tailored classroom support across different age groups.
• Working closely with teachers and therapists to meet students' EHCP targets.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Patience

Proactivity

Education

HLTA status

Job description

Role: Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Location: Dawlish

Hours: Full time, Monday - Friday, 08:45 - 15:45 (term time only)

Start: June 2025

At Long-Term Teachers, we’re proud to continue our strong and longstanding partnership with a remarkable specialist school located on the Devon coast. We’re currently supporting them in finding a flexible, committed HLTA to join their dynamic and supportive team as soon as possible.

Set on a picturesque campus nestled between the woods and the sea, this school offers far more than just a place of learning - it’s a vibrant, nurturing environment where students with autism and complex needs flourish.

About the School:

Catering for pupils from EYFS all the way through to post-16 level, this school offers a wide-ranging and individualised curriculum designed to meet the diverse needs of its learners. With dedicated facilities including a forest school, woodland trail, bike tracks and an onsite swimming pool, learning here is active, therapeutic and deeply engaging.

It’s the perfect setting for a HLTA who thrives in the outdoors, values a varied work day and has the creativity and calm nature to work across multiple key stages if required.

About the Role:

This is a varied, full-time position that combines leading pre-planned lessons with providing targeted support throughout the school. You’ll be stepping into a vital role that ensures consistency and care across the learning environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering pre-planned lessons when covering for absent teachers
• Providing tailored classroom support across different age groups
• Working closely with teachers and therapists to meet students EHCP targets
• Being a positive, proactive team player who can adapt to daily changes with ease

Who We’re Looking For:

We’re seeking someone with:

• A solid understanding of SEND and a toolkit of strategies for supporting diverse needs
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• A proactive and patient approach to behaviour and emotional regulation
• HLTA status or relevant experience delivering lessons in a SEN setting

The role would suit someone who brings energy, empathy and enthusiasm to everything they do, and who wants to be part of something genuinely meaningful.

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