HLTA / Higher Level Teaching Assistant – SEND Wiltshire Start Date: ASAP/April

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate HLTA to support children and young people across Key Stages 1 to 4 with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs within a specialist provision set in a rural Somerset environment.

This role goes beyond academic support, you will play a key part in helping pupils feel safe, understood and ready to learn. Many pupils have experienced barriers to education and may present with high levels of anxiety or behaviours that challenge. A calm, consistent and nurturing approach is essential.

Working closely with teaching staff, you will support the delivery of personalised learning, provide targeted interventions and help pupils develop confidence, independence and emotional regulation.

The Setting

This specialist provision supports pupils across KS1–KS4 with a range of complex needs, including autism and SEMH. The setting takes a trauma-informed and relational approach, where building trust, creating emotional safety and understanding behaviour as communication are central to practice.

Located in a peaceful, rural setting, the environment is intentionally structured to reduce overwhelm and support regulation, offering pupils the space and consistency they need to re-engage with learning.

Staff work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, ...