Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - Specialist SEN Setting
Location: West Drayton (Harmondsworth area)
Pay: £120 - £140 per day (dependent on experience)
Contract: Long-term, full-time
Start Date: ASAP
Requirement: Enhanced DBS on the Update Service

Are you an experienced HLTA or a confident SEN practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in structured, nurturing environments where every child is supported to achieve their full potential? Are you considering future teacher training and looking for a role that will provide strong preparation?

We are working with a specialist SEN provision in the West Drayton area to recruit a dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join their expanding team.

The school supports pupils with Autism, severe learning difficulties, and complex communication needs within a calm, therapeutic, and highly individualised learning environment.

Set within a spacious, green campus, the provision benefits from sensory rooms, therapy spaces, and extensive outdoor learning areas. The team is collaborative, supportive, and firmly child-centred, with a shared commitment to pupil wellbeing and progress.
- Delivering small group and one-to-one learning sessions
- Leading lessons and activities under teacher direction
- Supporting pupils with ASC and complex needs using structured SEN approaches
- Using tools such as visual timetables, sensory strategies, and augmentative communication systems
- Supporting pupils with regulation, communication, and engagement in learning
- Working closely with teachers, therapists, and wider support staff to meet EHCP outcomes
- Contributing to planning, assessment, and classroom organisation
- Hold HLTA status or a Level 4 qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Strong experience supporting pupils with SEN, particularly ASC or complex needs
- Confident in leading learning activities and supporting behaviour in a calm, consistent manner
- An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one)
- Team Teach or similar behaviour management training
- Experience using PECS, Makaton, or AAC systems
- Understanding of safeguarding within specialist settings
- Competitive salary package
- Clear progression pathways, including routes into teacher training
- Supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking team environment
- Ongoing CPD and specialist SEN training opportunities
- Company pension scheme
- On-site parking

If you are looking for a role where your contribution genuinely changes lives-and where your own professional journey is equally supported and valued-we would love to hear from you.

We are a specialist education recruitment consultancy supporting Teachers and Support Staff into short-term, long-term, and permanent roles across Primary, Secondary, and Special Education settings nationwide.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices. All candidates will be required to undergo enhanced DBS checks, provide satisfactory references, and present original qualification certificates prior to placement. Support is available for DBS applications where required.