HLTA, Special Needs ​/ Learning Disabilities, Education ​/ Teaching

Are you passionate about supporting young people with additional needs to thrive in education and beyond?

Fixed Term Contract until July 2027

At Progress Schools, we believe in relational, student-centred education. This new specialist setting at our Tees Valley school has been designed in response to local need, enabling us to deliver a highly personalised, supportive learning environment for young people who benefit from a more tailored approach.

We are a nurturing organisation. One who cares about our people as much as we care about delivering exceptional education to our students. As such, we invest in our colleagues and our schools, and we're always seeking new and innovative ways to enhance our provision, both inside and outside the classroom.

Our top-notch people benefits go beyond the basics and we place a lot of emphasis on wellbeing. Our colleagues enjoy access to discounted gym memberships, a free wellbeing app that is jam packed with fitness, yoga and mindfulness resources and dedicated counselling support. And because we know your passion is with pupils and not paperwork, we do everything we can to reduce the amount of surplus admin too.

Your work-life balance matters. That's why we offer generous holidays, additional leave for foster carers and flexibility wherever possible.

And why do we do this? Because when you thrive, so do our students. So we want to invest in your personal and professional growth as much as we do the young people who attend our schools.

But that's not all, we also offer…

• Professional Development: Support for professional qualifications, in-house training, including paid qualifications. Last year we invested approx. £3.5k per colleague!
• Financial Security: Death in Service Insurance providing four times your salary.
• Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Health and Wellbeing Cashback: Access to Medicash for you and your dependants, covering the costs of eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions, and holistic treatments up to £900 annually.
• Recognition Awards: Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Recognition Awards.
• Referral Bonus: £500 for referring top talent.
• Exclusive Discounts: MiRewards benefits platform, offering loads of discounts and rewards
• Weekly drop ins with Senior Leaders: Connect, clarify and communicate with weekly drop-ins with our Managing Director and organisation SLT
• Group Connection: Annual Group conference and a comprehensive benefits review.

• Engagement
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to engage learners and support their ambitions. To bring fresh ideas and creativity to the classroom and outside it.
• Emotional Support: Passionate about making a positive impact on students’ lives.
• Experience: Have worked in a school, AP, PRU or specialist setting
• Knowledge: Have an understanding of alternative provision and dealing with students with special needs.
• Problem-Solving: Aptitude for solving problems and making effective decisions.
• Communication: Professional communication with students and staff.
• Promotion of Values: Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, safeguarding, wellbeing, and British values.
• Time Management: Effective time management for planning, delivery, and assessment.

You’ll be based at Progress Schools Tees Valley which currently supports pupils to achieve their potential. Your role will focus on supporting a small cohort of students in our newly created SEN specialist provision setting within the school. We provide an appropriate curriculum and wrap around support for young people that is grounded in relational practice. All the students you will support will have additional needs, with an EHCP in place.

This means that some days…