Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Therapeutic & Learning Support

We are seeking a compassionate, skilled and motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team as a Therapeutic & Learning Support specialist. This role is central to promoting emotional wellbeing, positive relationships and readiness to learn for pupils with a range of SEMH, communication and relational needs.

You will:

• Deliver high-quality therapeutic interventions including Draw & Talk, emotional literacy work, trauma-informed sessions, and resilience-building programmes

• Work collaboratively with teachers to adapt learning, support emotional readiness and reduce barriers to engagement

• Build strong, trusting relationships rooted in safety, consistency and connection

• Lead 1:1 and small-group sessions focused on wellbeing, regulation and positive learning behaviours

• Contribute to assessment, planning and recording using systems such as Evidence for Learning

• Work alongside families, therapists and wider professionals to support the holistic needs of pupils

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a highly relational school community where belonging and aspiration sit at the heart of our work.

• Have experience supporting children with SEMH, trauma, ASC or relational needs

• Use trauma-informed, relational and restorative approaches

• Communicate with clarity, warmth and emotional literacy

• Be reflective, resilient and committed to professional growth

• Share our commitment to safeguarding, equality and the values of the Special Partnership Trust

• Training in therapeutic approaches (Draw & Talk, ELSA, Thrive, Trauma-Informed Practice) is desirable but not essential.