HLTA SEND Emotional Wellbeing and Behaviour
Status: Permanent
Required: November 2025
Salary: NJC SCP 17 £31,021 Actual Salary (£28,861) TTO - plus 20 days
Hours: 37 hours
Reporting to: Executive Headteacher
Academy: Discovery Special Academy
About the Trust
The Trust was established in 2015 and provides education and enrichment activities to more than 1100 children across five Academies, located in Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland local authority areas. Academies within the Trust are:
* Brambles Primary Academy (3 to 11 years)
* Discovery Special Academy (2 to 16 years)
* Dormanstown Primary Academy (3 to 11 years)
* Pennyman Primary Academy (3 to 11 years)
* Wilton Primary Academy (3 to 11 years)
About the role we are looking to appoint
Discovery Special Academy is seeking to appoint a pro-active, enthusiastic, energetic and reliable Emotional Wellbeing and Behaviour Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join the Tees Valley Education Trust and the growing academy. Having recently been approved to expand into secondary phase, this position would be to work with pupils from Nursery to Year 11 with complex learning, sensory, communication and behaviour needs.
You will be contributing to and participating in the team working ethos of the provision whilst maintaining its core values by:
* enabling children and young people to be successful through supporting excellent attitudes towards learning and behaviour
* supporting children and young people’s emotional wellbeing, enabling them to be kept safe
What we are looking for
We are looking to appoint an Emotional Wellbeing and Behaviour HLTA who is confident, a strong communicator and is a team worker, to provide emotional and behavioural support to pupils across the academy. You will be positive, emotionally resilient and have a holistic approach in supporting the needs of vulnerable children and young people. An understanding of the reasons for behaviour choices is vital and the ability to put strategies into place to support pupils and the academy will be required. Proven experience of working directly with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties is essential for this role.
At Discovery Special Academy we use de-escalation strategies to calm and support our pupils with their emotions. However, there are times when it is necessary to positively handle pupils using our approved programme and the successful candidate will need to be physically fit and able to carry out this aspect of the role.
What the Trust will provide the successful candidate
* A workplace where all staff are valued and treated with respect as outlined within the Trust’s Diamond Standards
* A passionate, enthusiastic and supportive Leadership Team
* A listening and learning organisation where all staff are encouraged to be curious and share ideas for the Trust/academies/team to improve
* Hard working, committed and dedicated staff who strive to gain the best outcomes for all children across the Trust’s academies
* Dedicated approach to children’s learning to encourage them all to be the best they can be
* Career enhancement opportunities within areas of interest as well as supporting ongoing professional development and training specific to job role
* Dedicated line manager to discuss work streams and capacity
* Free access to the Trust’s Wellbeing offer, which includes counselling, access to GP and Mindfulness
* Benefits of the Trust’s Staff Charter which can be found at TVED Staff Charter
Safeguarding requirements for the role
Tees Valley Education Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and, therefore, all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as “spent” must be declared. The Trust’s Recruitment of Ex-Offender policy can be requested or visit the Trust’s website.
Applications are invited from prospective candidates who demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria set out in the person specification and who have the vision, values and tenacity to join an outstanding team and help continue the journey towards excellence.
Please contact the academy office on 01642 248333 to arrange a visit.
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: Monday 22nd September 2025
Shortlisting date: Monday 22nd September 2025
Interview date: Monday 29th September 2025
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