SEMH HLTA/Cover Supervisor

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Shepton Mallet; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent agency seeks an HLTA/Cover Supervisor to provide support in a special school in Shepton Mallet, focusing on SEMH and ASD needs. Candidates are expected to lead pre-planned lessons and demonstrate strong classroom management skills in a challenging yet rewarding environment. Flexibility and teamwork are key in this role, making it ideal for experienced TAs or unqualified teachers seeking growth.

Benefits

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during clearance and onboarding

Qualifications

• Experience working with SEN and SEMH students.
• Confident classroom management skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to various subjects.

Responsibilities

• Leading pre-planned lessons across different subjects.
• Providing occasional pastoral support.
• Working collaboratively with the teaching team.

Skills

Classroom management

Adaptability

Experience with SEN/SEMH

Teamwork

Education

Experience as a Teaching Assistant or Unqualified Teacher

Job description

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Client:

Long-term Teachers Ltd

Location:

Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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31

Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

• Full-time or Part-time
• SEMH & ASD students 4-16
• Leading pre-planned lessons
• Being schools all rounder

We're working on behalf of a fantastic special school in the Shepton Mallet area that are looking for an HLTA/Cover Supervisor to join the team in providing support across the school. The school look after a range of different special needs but are primarily focused around Social Emotional & Mental Health needs (SEMH) & ASD.

The school is split into 2 sites (Primary & Secondary) based very close to each other. We've worked closely with this school for a number of years now, it's a challenging environment due to the needs if the students but it is also an incredibly rewarding one!

The role

The role of HLTA is varied but is mainly revolved around providing cover across the school in leading pre-planned lessons. You must be confident in your classroom management and be naturally a very adaptable person due to the amount of different classes/subjects you will be leading.

There will be occasional pastoral/TA support you will also provide but this is minimal. This role can be applicable to an experienced TA looking for a step up in responsibilities or an unqualified teacher. You must be flexible, confident in dealing with challenging behaviour, enjoy working as part of a team and have good experience working with SEN/SEMH.

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