Job Summary
Job title: TA/HLTA
School: The Three Chestnuts School
Location: Holbeach, Lincolnshire
Teaching Assistant Salary: £22,000 to £23,500
HLTA salary: £25,000 to £27,000
About Hexagon Care
Hexagon Care Services is a national provider of residential care, education, and therapy for young people. With over 80 homes and schools across England, we work closely with local authorities to deliver specialist services, including therapeutic care, crisis intervention, and support for children with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Our mission is to provide safe, stable environments where young people can build resilience and develop skills for a brighter future.
About The Three Chestnuts School
We’ve opened a brand-new, independent school dedicated to supporting pupils with EHCPs. Under the leadership of our recently appointed headteacher, we’re building a team that shares our vision for delivering exceptional education, care, and opportunities.
We are looking to appoint a TA/HLTA to join our team at The Three Chestnuts School. This is a brand-new specialist SEMH day school, registered for up to 36 students aged 11–16 years, which officially opened in May 2025. Students are in school full days Monday to Thursday, and Friday mornings.
The curriculum offer is broad and balanced and meets the needs of each individual student. The school also offers a range of accreditation including ASDAN, Entry Level and Functional Skills. The more academically able students are encouraged to study BTECs and GCSEs.
About the Role
We are seeking a dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant/ Teaching Assistant (HLTA/TA) to join our close-knit team.
This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working with small pupil groups across both academic and vocational subjects and who shares our passion for supporting young people with additional needs. You’ll bring patience, creativity, and a flexible approach to learning, helping pupils to achieve their best outcomes.
The successful candidate will:
1. Have a strong understanding of learners with additional needs.
2. Support the development and delivery of high-quality, bespoke education.
3. Work closely with teachers, professionals, and care staff to provide a holistic package of support.
4. Previous experience as a Teaching Assistant
5. Experience supporting students with SEMH needs or in a secondary school setting
In return we can we offer you:
6. Small class sizes of no more than 6 students.
7. A strong focus on work life balance due to; reduced student numbers, reduced level of marking and assessment.
8. A 37-hour working week.
9. Full access to school holidays.
10. A dedicated, supportive, and enthusiastic team, who strive for the best outcomes for our students.
11. A comprehensive induction programme.
12. Excellent CPD provided by our own highly skilled learning and development team.
13. A commitment to supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of all our staff, including access to GP hero, able futures, employee assistant programme.
A range of benefits including:
14. Staff referral scheme
15. Life assurance (4x salary)
16. Monthly staff prize draw
17. Electric vehicle scheme
18. Cycle to work scheme
19. Long service bonus
20. Awards ceremony
Please note, Hexagon Care Services does not hold a sponsorship licence and as such we are unable to support any candidates who do not already have right to work. This is a permanent position, if you have right to work but with an expiry date, we are more than welcome to receive your application but please note you would only be eligible for an interim contract linked to your RTW expiry.
All hiring managers at Hexagon Care Services are trained by safer recruitment consortium accredited trainers, and all positions in regulated activity with children will be required to undergo safer recruitment and onboarding checks prior to commencement. This will include an enhanced DBS and/or children’s barred list check.
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