Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) and Team (Crew) Leader

WMJobs; Walsall; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking school as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) and Team Leader. In this role, you'll lead a specialist support team at Walsall Studio School, ensuring high-quality educational and emotional support for students with various needs. Become part of an innovative learning environment that combines traditional education with modern practices, where every student's potential is nurtured.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting students with diverse learning needs.
• Engagement in CPD related to SEMH, autism, and anxiety.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team in providing high-quality educational support.
• Deliver personalized learning and pastoral support.
• Implement trauma-informed and attachment-aware approaches.

Skills

Leadership

Adaptability

Trauma-informed practice

Emotional regulation

Education

HLTA status

Job description

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) and Team (Crew) Leader

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The Mercian Trust,

Walsall Studio School and Sixth is a deliberately small, forward-thinking school serving young people aged 14 to 19 who are passionate about creative pathways in performance, music, and media. We offer a unique learning environment that looks and feels like a modern creative workplace rather than a traditional school, with flexible studio spaces and industry-standard facilities that reflect the real world our students are preparing to enter.

At the heart of our mission is a commitment to inclusion, aspiration, and professional standards. We believe in treating our students as young professionals, helping them to thrive both personally and creatively through high expectations, trauma-informed practice, and a deep understanding of the individual. Our culture is one where every student is known, seen, and supported.

As a founding member of The Mercian Trust, we are proud to be part of a family of schools that share our belief in partnership, collaboration, and community. We work closely with industry partners, creative professionals, and local organisations to ensure our students gain not just qualifications, but authentic experiences that prepare them for the world beyond education.

If you share our values and want to help shape the next generation of creative professionals, we would love to hear from you.

The HLTA – Studio 5 Team Leader plays a pivotal role in leading Walsall Studio School’s specialist support provision (SRP), Studio 5. This provision supports students with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication and interaction difficulties, and anxiety. The postholder will deliver high-quality, personalised learning and pastoral support while coordinating a small team of Teaching Assistants and Therapeutic Workers. This role combines classroom support, leadership, and pastoral care to ensure every student in Studio 5 thrives both within the SRP and the wider school.

Key Responsibilities

• Teaching and Learning Support
• Deliver small group and 1:1 interventions aligned with EHCPs.
• Support students in mainstream lessons, promoting independence and engagement.
• Adapt resources and teaching strategies to meet individual needs.
• Use assessment for learning to monitor and respond to progress.
• Cover and deliver sessions in the absence of teaching staff.
• Team Leadership
• Line manage Studio 5 support staff, overseeing deployment and development.
• Lead Crew meetings and contribute to SEND planning and reviews.
• Model trauma-informed and inclusive practices.
• Provide coaching and in-role support to ensure high-quality provision.
• Support strategic planning with the Deputy Headteacher.
• Student Support and Pastoral Care
• Act as a key adult for a small caseload of students.
• Implement trauma-informed and attachment-aware approaches.
• Support emotional regulation, transitions, and relationship-building.
• Liaise with families and external professionals to coordinate support.
• Contribute to risk assessments and crisis management plans.
• Inclusion and Safeguarding
• Promote inclusive practice and student voice.
• Uphold safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection policies.
• Maintain accurate records and support statutory SEND processes.
• Encourage attendance, punctuality, and readiness to learn.
• Professional Development
• Engage in CPD related to SEMH, autism, anxiety, and inclusive education.
• Share best practices and mentor colleagues.
• Maintain HLTA status and pursue agreed training opportunities.
  
  
  

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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