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Lighthouse School Leeds
Lighthouse School is a completely unique secondary school focussing on providing high quality, destination led learning for students with a diagnosis of autism.
Are you looking for a job where each day is different and filled with challenging, fun and fulfilling experiences? Join us in a role where you go home with a sense of achievement, knowing that you and your team have made a difference every day to the lives of our wonderful young people.
We have an exciting opportunity for Teaching Assistants to join a truly unique school and to support the learning and wellbeing of our capable and wonderful students; promoting both academic and personal progress in an ambitious but caring environment.
Position: Teaching Assistant
School: Lighthouse School Leeds
Location: Cookridge, Leeds (LS16 6QB)
Contract Type: Full time, Permanent (Hours: 08.30 – 16.30)*
Salary: £23,150 to £23,893pa FTE
(Actual pro rata for 39 weeks £19,886 - £20,524) dependent upon experience
About the Role:
Lighthouse School Leeds is a ‘Good’ school with aspirations to be ‘Outstanding’ in the near future. We are a happy and vibrant community, where young autistic people learn, flourish and thrive. Currently, we have 90 students on roll aged 11 to 19 years. Students study a range KS3, Level 1/2 and Level 3 qualifications, including BTECs and GCSEs.
We seek to appoint committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants who have a passion to help young people with a diagnosis of autism, and who can assist with the planning and preparation of activities under the direction of lead teaching staff. Due to the complex needs of the students, the role includes supporting personal care and supporting students who may be displaying behaviour which challenges. You will join a team who contribute to the development and implementation of the specific individualised interventions which support progress in learning and enable students to access their next steps.
This role comes with full training and induction and a range of benefits:
- Term time only role, paid across 52 weeks,
- A competitive salary and an increase each September,
- We put mental health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. Our staff say they feel supported by the leadership team and our Mental Health First Aider Team.
- Access to a range of free health care services including, mental health services and physiotherapy and MSK services following a GP referral,
- Up to date autism specific training, including person centred approaches, positive behaviour support strategies and understanding communication from our Speech and Language Therapists and our training and Wellbeing Teams
- Enhanced school sick pay, free flu vaccinations, free eye tests for VDU users,
- Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family and personal life. See here for more information
- Continuous Professional Development. Including access to coaching, mentoring and supervision, as well as e-learning and online training courses
Many of our Teaching Assistants have grown into roles both within school and externally, including Teachers, Wellbeing Tutors, Intervention Support, Behaviour Specialists and Educational Psychologists. This would be a perfect role for someone considering Behaviour Support, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy or Teaching. Please refer to our staff testimonials on the recruitment section of our website.
Please visit our website for a job description/person specification and further details regarding the role and our school.
Should you require any further information, require a tour of the school or have any queries please contact HR@lighthouseschool.co.uk.
Lighthouse School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All newly appointed staff who have lived or travelled overseas for 12 months or more in the past 10 years will be required to undertake an overseas check as part of our pre-employment checks. Information can be found on the government website.
We are also committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join us and positively encourage you to choose a career at our inclusive school.
*We are also a DfE appointed Flexible Working Participant School and open to offering a range of flexible working options. Please share your preferences with our HR colleagues at your earliest opportunity in order that these can be fully considered.
An enhanced DBS certificate is required for the successful applicant.
Closing date: 09:00 on Friday 21 May 2024
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
