HLTA

Progress Schools; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted gym membership

Wellbeing app

Counselling support

Generous holidays

Foster carer leave

Flexible working

Professional development

Death in service insurance

Maternity/Paternity leave

Medicash cover

Recognition awards

Referral bonus

MiRewards discounts

Weekly drop-ins with senior leaders

Annual conference

Job summary

Progress Schools is seeking a HLTA to empower futures at our Tees Valley setting, dedicated to supporting young people with additional needs to thrive academically and personally.

We prioritise wellbeing with benefits including professional development, pension-like support, and flexible working, reinforcing our commitment to staff and student growth within a nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Engagement with learners and ability to support their ambitions with creativity.
• Passion for making a positive impact on students’ lives.
• Experience in a school, AP, PRU or specialist setting.
• Understanding of alternative provision and students with special needs.
• Aptitude for solving problems and making effective decisions.
• Professional communication with students and staff.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, safeguarding, wellbeing and British values.
• Effective time management for planning, delivery and assessment.

Job description

Join us as a HLTA: Empower Futures!

Are you passionate about supporting young people with additional needs to thrive in education and beyond?

At Progress Schools, we believe in relational, student-centred education. This new specialist setting at our Tees Valley school has been designed in response to local need, enabling us to deliver a highly personalised, supportive learning environment for young people who benefit from a more tailored approach.

We are a nurturing organisation. One who cares about our people as much as we care about delivering exceptional education to our students. As such, we invest in our colleagues and our schools, and we’re always seeking new and innovative ways to enhance our provision, both inside and outside the classroom.

Our top-notch people benefits go beyond the basics and we place a lot of emphasis on wellbeing. Our colleagues enjoy access to discounted gym memberships, a free wellbeing app that is jam packed with fitness, yoga and mindfulness resources and dedicated counselling support. And because we know your passion is with pupils and not paperwork, we do everything we can to reduce the amount of surplus admin too.

Your work-life balance matters. That’s why we offer generous holidays, additional leave for foster carers and flexibility wherever possible.

And why do we do this? Because when you thrive, so do our students. So we want to invest in your personal and professional growth as much as we do the young people who attend our schools.

But that’s not all, we also offer…

• Professional Development: Support for professional qualifications, in-house training, including paid qualifications. Last year we invested approx. £3.5k per colleague!
• Financial Security: Death in Service Insurance providing four times your salary.
• Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Health and Wellbeing Cashback: Access to Medicash for you and your dependants, covering the costs of eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions, and holistic treatments up to £900 annually.
• Recognition Awards: Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Recognition Awards.
• Referral Bonus: £500 for referring top talent.
• Exclusive Discounts: MiRewards benefits platform, offering loads of discounts and rewards
• Weekly drop ins with Senior Leaders: Connect, clarify and communicate with weekly drop-ins with our Managing Director and organisation SLT
• Group Connection: Annual Group conference and a comprehensive benefits review.

Who are we looking for from you?

• Engagement Skills: Ability to engage learners and support their ambitions. To bring fresh ideas and creativity to the classroom and outside it.
• Emotional Support: Passionate about making a positive impact on students’ lives.
• Experience: Have worked in a school, AP, PRU or specialist setting
• Knowledge: Have an understanding of alternative provision and dealing with students with special needs.
• Problem-Solving: Aptitude for solving problems and making effective decisions.
• Communication: Professional communication with students and staff.
• Promotion of Values: Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, safeguarding, wellbeing, and British values.
• Time Management: Effective time management for planning, delivery, and assessment.

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Diversity and Inclusion Statement: The Progress Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information, or parental status. All employment decisions are based on merit, job requirements, and business needs.

Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices. For details of our commitment to safer recruitment please visit our website for further information.

Note: We are unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role.