Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Job title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Job reference number: 101238

Interview date: TBC

Closing date: 27th November 2025

We have an incredible new opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join Landau. This role offers more than a wage – it's about the deep reward of guiding young people who've faced challenging starts in life toward brighter futures. As a HLTA, you will work under the direction of the lead tutor, and work cooperatively with other learning and support staff. The post holder, will support the teaching delivery and will at times teach small groups or learners 1:1 as required.

At Landau, we're passionate about changing lives and creating futures. As a leading supported employment and training charity, we're changing over 800 lives each year across the West Midlands, including Telford and Wrekin, by providing pathways to employment, access to education, and support for personal growth and independence. Joining our team means joining a community that values making a real difference—empowering individuals to overcome challenges and realise their potential. We are a diverse, forward-thinking organisation, dedicated to delivering high-quality, sustainable services that truly change lives and open doors to new beginnings

We are committed to supporting our workforce as much as our mission. At Landau, you'll receive the Real Living Wage, access to a private healthcare scheme, roadside assistance, and support through our Disability Confident Employer status. We're proud to be a Gold Award holder for our support of veterans, creating an inclusive environment where all backgrounds and abilities are valued. If you're driven to be part of a diverse, forward-thinking organisation that's dedicated to delivering high-quality, sustainable services that truly change lives, we'd love to have you join us.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please apply with your CV. If you are shortlisted, we will send you an application form to complete

Key responsibilities will include:

• Plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individual learners and small groups and support with specific interventions e.g reading or writing support
• Assess, record and report on learners' progress.
• Work to establish supportive relationships with learners, parents and carers in order to facilitate effective communication and partnership
• Carrying out pre-determined educational activities and work programmes ensuring that specific guidelines are followed whilst promoting independent learning to support the learner's understanding and engagement
• Support learners to develop emotional and physical resilience to enable them to make progress towards their career and life goals
• Promote and reinforce learners' self-esteem and encourage learners to maximise their achievement and development
• Attend planning meetings and under the overall direction and guidance of the lead tutor, contribute to the short, medium and long term planning and preparation of sessions and activities
• Support the lead tutor in selecting and preparing teaching resources that meet the learners' needs and interests. Liaise with the lead tutor to devise complementary learning activities
• Monitor, assess and record learner's work as directed by the tutor
• Attending and contributing to learner review meetings with tutor and support staff in order to support the monitoring and development of the learner where appropriate.
• Being aware of confidential issues linked to learner/home and personal situations and to adhere to Safeguarding and Confidentiality Policies and Procedures
• To support with the learner Behaviour Management Policy and to be a good role model for learners and families
• To work within the framework of all Landau Policies and Procedures
• Support with preparation of folders for external moderation
• Support with examinations including invigilation duties

(E = Essential D = Desirable)

SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

Technical competency (qualifications and training)

• HLTA qualification D
• PTTLS or AET Level 3

Experience

• Teaching support in a secondary education environment D
• Pastoral support D
• Supporting learners with SEN D
• Some knowledge of supporting young people with mental health issues D

Skills and Attributes

• Calm and assertive manner E
• Excellent planning, organisation and prioritisation skills E
• Collaborative approach to working

Personal qualities, communicating and relating to others

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written E
• Able to establish rapport, trust and engagement with learners with additional needs and barriers E
• Able to establish trust and engagement with learners' parents and carers E

Safeguarding

• Have a good knowledge of safeguarding issues and have the competence and confidence and competence to act and raise concerns E

OTHER

1. To contribute to team and departmental meetings as required

2. To promote the charity in a positive and professional manner

3. To provide support to organisational staff and the Charity CEO as required

Hours: 36.5 hours per week

Salary: £21, £22, £25, £26,775 FTE) per annum

This is a permanent term time only position working 39 weeks per year

Location: Telford

We are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace. As part of our pledge with the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, we offer an automatic interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this position and are currently experiencing or at risk of homelessness. If this applies to you, please let us know when you apply.

As a Disability Confident employer we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. If this applies to you, please let us know when you apply.

As a member of the Armed Forces Covenant we recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our organisation and country. A guaranteed interview will therefore be offered to Veterans and their Spouses/Partners, serving Regular members of the Armed Forces approaching the end of their service and the Spouses/Partners of currently serving Regular members of the Armed Forces. This is conditional on the minimum criteria of the job being met and no longer than 5 years has lapsed since leaving the Armed Forces (subject to supporting information being provided on request). If this applies to you, please let us know when you apply.

Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.

As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.

If you are offered this position, Landau will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check and provide at least 2 references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £21,298.85-£22,630.02 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Referral programme

Work Location: In person