At a Glance
- Tasks: Support vulnerable children in their learning journey and help them achieve their educational goals.
- Company: Join Oasis Restore, the UK's first secure school dedicated to transforming lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, LGPS pension scheme, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a groundbreaking initiative that empowers children in the criminal justice system.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children and be part of an innovative team.
- Qualifications: Qualified or aspiring Higher Level Teaching Assistant with a passion for education.
START DATE: As Soon As Possible
CLOSING DATE: Monday 22nd June 2026
INTERVIEW DATE: Tuesday 30th June 2026
SALARY: Range SCP 18 to 22 (£29,860- £32,147) + LGPS Pension Scheme
LOCATION: Oasis Restore secure school in Rochester, Medway, Kent.
Are you a qualified or aspiring Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) driven by a purpose to transform the lives of the most vulnerable children? Do you have a keen interest in developing your knowledge, skills and practice to support with learning across the school? Do you see relationships as fundamental to your work with children, families, and the wider community? Do you want to be a part of an innovative and courageous team developing the UK's first secure school?
We are offering an exciting opportunity for qualified or aspiring HLTAs to join the team in contributing to and supporting teachers and Head of Departments with delivering an outstanding curriculum and high-quality learning opportunities at the UK's first secure school. Oasis Restore represents a revolution in youth justice: an opportunity for children within the criminal justice system to experience a truly restorative environment, that creates the potential for them to thrive in the future.
You will be key to delivering a curriculum that provides nurturing, therapeutic and educational community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children in our care. Come and develop your career within an organisation dedicated to transforming lives.
The role and what we are looking for
Your role as a HLTA will be integral to supporting the progress of all children at Oasis Restore, to help them to achieve their individual educational outcomes. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of a bespoke, skills-based curriculum; and working with individual children and small groups within the classroom to facilitate a personalised and aspirational education for all.
You will work as part of an education team within departments and contribute to the regular assessment of the children you are working with as well as forming part of a core team around the child and feeding into formulation meetings to report on progress and next steps. You will be responsible for working with teachers to deliver lessons that develop curious and dedicated learners and meet their individual needs and interests.
You will have the opportunity to feed into and continuously contribute to a creative curriculum underpinned by progressive pedagogies, in line with the national curriculum, setting a true gold standard for learning. You will be an integral part of a passionate, committed, and ground-breaking multidisciplinary team, working integratively towards improving the outcomes for children so often overlooked.
Together, we will devise strategies to empower children to take ownership of their own learning journeys, so preparing them for successful transitions into the next phase of their journey. As a champion of restorative practice, you will place relational connection at the heart of everything you do. Your work will be the driving force that enables children to transition out of Oasis Restore with the support in place for them to succeed in the next step of their journeys.
Our Secure School
Oasis Restore is the UK's first secure school that is a proof-of-concept policy initiative funded by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Youth Custody Service. Oasis Restore's mission is to transform the life chances of children aged 12-18 years in the criminal justice system through delivering psychologically informed, integrated practice that centres on trusted, safe relationships between staff and children. Oasis Restore is a learning community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children beyond the secure school.
To read more about us please visit our website www.oasisrestore.org.
Benefits to Staff
As a newly established subsidiary of the Oasis Charitable Trust, you enjoy the benefit of being part of a national organisation that aims to support all staff to reach their full potential and a once in a lifetime opportunity to create, develop and grow a new collaborative and innovative values-based organisation. A mixture of one to one and group reflective practise, coaching.
Higher Level Teaching Assistant employer: OASIS RESTORE
Oasis Restore is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to work at the UK's first secure school in Rochester, Medway. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, staff are supported through reflective practice and coaching, fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture. Joining our passionate team means being part of a transformative mission to empower vulnerable children, ensuring that every day is meaningful and rewarding.
