Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (SEMH) working in Internal Alternative Provision

Start Date: January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter

Salary: Point 13 – Point 16

Point 13 £30,024 (Actual £22,683.84)

Point 16 £31,526 (Actual £23,818.64)

32.5 hours per week, 8.30 a.m. – 3.30 p.m., term time only, including inset days

Flexible working applications will be considered

We are looking to appoint a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to work in our newly established Internal Alternative Provision - The PACE Hub (Personalised Academic and Character Education Hub) - at The Dean Academy. The successful candidate for this exciting new role must have a passion for working with young people to support them to embody our core values of “We are Respectful, We are Responsible, We are Ready”. You will be working alongside the PACE hub manager in order to establish, supervise and implement the school’s internal alternative provision curriculum designed to support children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. The role will focus upon fostering positive relationships, enabling students to achieve their full potential, and preparing them to successfully access mainstream lessons.

You will have the presence, experience and personality to manage, supervise, challenge and motivate students. This role forms a core part of the school’s pastoral team and you will need to work closely with students, other school colleagues and parents/carers. As an individual, you will be motivated, positive, have a flexible and calm approach and be able to respond to the needs of the individuals you are working with.

If you are interested in applying, please speak to Hannah Rowlands for further details, including the possibility of flexible working and adjusting working hours to encompass this new role.

The Dean Academy is proud to be part of The Athelstan Trust and benefits from collaboration and challenge. The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with standard pre-employment safeguarding checks. As the role includes working with children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

We are a flexible working employer, and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us. 

Closing Date: Tuesday 1st December 2026, 12 Noon —Interviews To be confirmed

Applications will be considered as they are received; we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.