Higher Level Teaching Assistant in Birmingham

Vision for Education are seeking a dedicated and reliable HLTA (High Level Teaching Assistant) to work within SEND schools, supporting students to achieve their academic and personal goals.

The role:

• Lead whole-class learning activities and deliver lessons in the absence of the teacher.
• Support teachers in planning, preparing, and adapting learning activities to meet pupil needs.
• Provide targeted interventions to support pupils’ academic, social, and emotional development.
• Work confidently with pupils with SEND, adapting approaches to promote inclusion and engagement.
• Monitor, assess, and record pupil progress, providing feedback to teachers and parents where appropriate.
• Promote positive behaviour management strategies and maintain a calm, supportive learning environment.
• Build strong relationships with pupils to encourage confidence, independence, and motivation.
• Support pupils on a one-to-one basis and in small groups across a range of subjects.
• Deliver structured interventions in literacy, numeracy, and emotional wellbeing.
• Assist with the development and implementation of EHCP targets and personalised learning plans.
• Encourage active participation and differentiated learning opportunities for all pupils.
• Support classroom organisation, resource preparation, and effective learning environments.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, therapists, and external professionals.
• Lead extracurricular activities, sports sessions, or enrichment programmes to support wider development.
• Promote safeguarding, wellbeing, and inclusion in all aspects of school life.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills within a school setting.

The schools:

• Specialist schools in Birmingham, supporting children with a range of learning, medical and complex needs.
• Provides a highly nurturing, structured environment where each pupil receives tailored teaching, support, and care designed to help them thrive.
• Encouraging each child to reach their full potential – academically, socially, emotionally by tailoring to individual strengths and needs as required.

About you:

• To be considered for the HLTA role, you will hold suitable qualifications such as Youth Work, Health and Social Care or Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools, which are desired but not essential.
• Have strong communication skills with the ability to quickly build rapport with students.
• Able to obtain suitable references and a DBS check.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

What Vision for Education offer:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.