Therapeutic Higher Level Teaching Assistant

ACE Tiverton Special School, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 5HB

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP pending pre-employment checks and notice period

• Closing date

  6 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  23 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,967.01 Annually (Actual)

Therapeutic Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint a therapeutic HLTA. The core purpose of this role is to facilitate teaching and learning support in our Orchard and Haven campuses alongside a team of specialist teachers and TA’s. This post also has a role in manging the wider team of Teaching Assistants to ensure their practice is the very best it can be in the classroom and the delivery of specialist practice. In addition, the successful postholder will provide specific therapeutic and academic support in line with students’ Education Health and Care Plan.

We have a strong team of specialist HLTAs and TAs from a diverse range of backgrounds who mainly assist in one subject area, based on their skills, experience and areas of interest or an interest in supporting a KS3/4 Nurture Group. SEMH/ASC experience could be an advantage, but our overriding priority is to find the right people to join our team, and full training will be given. Experience of Thrive or ELSA would be advantageous or experience of specialist interventions such as occupational therapy (Sensory Circuits/Fun Fit) Speech and Language (Talkabout/Homunculi).

You will work across a team of Teachers and Student Support Assistants to equip students with life skills that will enable them to thrive as independent, skilled adults who can navigate the multiple demands of the wider world. We are looking for proactive, resilient practitioners with the ability and flexibility to act as a consistent adult in the absence of the specialist teacher.

We are developing an excellent reputation for providing student-centred learning and support with the highest level of challenge to ensure our students attain the highest standards of personal, social, emotional and academic development. If you want to join us to deliver bespoke, innovative education tailored to the needs of our unique students, then we would love to hear from you

What we can offer you

There are many exciting benefits to working at ACE Tiverton, we are located in the centre of Devon with excellent transport links and we also offer you:

• The chance to be part of a new and growing school community and to influence how we evolve over the next few years.
• A brand-new £4.5 million building with state-of-the-art facilities and resources, including laptops for all students and teachers, and Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices for support staff.
• A strong, happy, experienced team of staff - plus two therapy dogs!
• Access to high quality CPD, including Team Teach physical intervention training.
• The opportunity to be involved in developing a new curriculum from scratch.
• A school day running from 8am-2pm with an early finish of 1:30pm on Fridays.
• Freshly prepared hot meals provided by our own school chef.
• The opportunity to work alongside a multi-disciplinary team to provide support for students.
• Health Assured employee assistance programme, providing an online health portal with support and advice.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact Sarah Dunn on 01884 763 140 or email sarah.dunn@transformingfutures.org.uk

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About ACE Tiverton Special School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 115 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: ACE Tiverton Special School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ace-tiverton-special-school

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