Job Description

Special Needs Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Start Date: January 2025

Location: Exeter

Do you have 6 months or more experience supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities / SEND within specialist or mainstream schools?

Do you hold a qualification as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant or equivalent?

Are you engaging, proactive and compassionate?

TeacherActive are looking for a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Higher Level Teaching Assistant / SEND HLTA to start in June working in one of our longest standing relationship schools to support children with a multitude of additional needs, including autism, Asperger’s, Moderate Learning Difficulties, challenging behaviour and trauma from Adverse Childhood Experiences.

All children attending the school have an Educational Health Care Plan / EHCP and require a little additional support, both academically and emotionally.

This is a highly rewarding role, suited to someone who has experience with any or all the above conditions who is looking to enrich the lives of children who are both minimally and profoundly affected by their disabilities.

You will be working in a busy yet welcoming setting tailored for the needs of the students and will receive the full support of a dedicated team of Teaching Assistants and teaching staff who are unified in their focus to provide the best educational experience for each individual child. You will work under a newly appointed Senior Leadership Team who are passionate about the improvement of the school, which is located in the city centre of Exeter with easy access via public transport.

In order to be considered, you will need to have;

-          6 months experience supporting children with additional needs

-          A level 2 or 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching and Learning or equivalent

-          An engaging and proactive personality with the ability to forge meaningful relationships

-          A passion for alternative education and the support it provides students

In return, TeacherActive will give you all of the following;

-          Excellent rates of pay

-          Ongoing CPD and training

-          A flexible and accommodating work schedule tailored to suit you

-          An excellent ‘refer a friend’ scheme *Ts & Cs apply*

Positions are initially offered on a temporary basis, which will extend to permanent or long-term opportunities for the right candidate.

You will be paid on a PAYE basis meaning you need not worry about administration fees and charges coming out of your salary, and pay is offered on a weekly basis with options for pension schemes and holiday allowances offered.

To be considered for this role, please call (phone number removed) or email Alec on (url removed).

All applicants will be contacted to discuss suitability and then invited to register with TeacherActive.

Registration involves an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and will require you to supply good professional references. We pride ourselves on excellent service. We can provide a wide range of opportunities in schools and other educational institutions, with good rates of pay, at times to suit your needs.

Regular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional. We are passionate about finding the right staff for each environment.

TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job-seeking services