Role: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - Specialist SEN Provision
Location: Tavistock, Devon
Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: £27,799 pro rata
Inspire Change. Support Growth. Make a Difference.
Are you an experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) with a passion for supporting children with additional needs? Are you ready to join a brand-new, purpose-built specialist school where your role will have a lasting impact on students’ lives?
We’re working in partnership with a forward-thinking SEN provision in Tavistock, supporting children and young people aged 7 - 16 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). With a maximum capacity of just 30 pupils, all with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), this is a setting where you can truly make a difference.
The Role - What You’ll Be Doing:
As an HLTA, you’ll be a vital part of a nurturing and therapeutic school community. You will:
- Provide targeted 1:1 and small group interventions
- Support lesson planning and delivery across the curriculum
- Foster student progress in both academic and social development
- Help students build emotional resilience and confidence
- Collaborate with teachers, SENCOs and external agencies
- Promote a safe, structured and emotionally supportive environment
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver support for students with SEMH, ASD and complex needs
- Assist in the creation of differentiated, inclusive lesson content
- Track and monitor progress, feeding back to staff and families
- Apply therapeutic and trauma-informed approaches to behaviour and wellbeing
- Supervise during break/lunchtime to encourage positive social interaction
- Support personal development, independence and self-esteem
What We’re Looking For:
- HLTA qualification or significant equivalent experience
- Proven success supporting pupils with autism, SEMH or additional needs
- Strong grasp of inclusive education, differentiation and pastoral care
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Confident leading learning activities and interventions
- Calm, flexible and nurturing mindset
- A clear commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare
Why Apply?
- Join a passionate and highly skilled SEN team
- Work in a beautiful, purpose-designed school environment
- Play a key role in a school focused on therapeutic, relational practice
- Develop professionally in a supportive, collaborative culture
- Experience the stunning countryside of Tavistock - a great place to work and live
This is your opportunity to be part of something special from the ground up. If you’re passionate about SEN education, ready to make an impact and want to grow within a close-knit team, we want to hear from you!
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