Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 21 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 6QB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1704a88b-8392-40f2-9c87-4151173f42a3 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
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.
What the school offers its staff
• 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.
• Continuous Professional Development. Including access to coaching, mentoring and supervision, as well as e-learning and online training courses
Commitment to safeguarding
Lighthouse School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS certificate is required for successful applicants, and 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 at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants/guidance-on-the-application-process-for-criminal-records-checks-overseas
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.
What the school offers its staff
• 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.
• Continuous Professional Development. Including access to coaching, mentoring and supervision, as well as e-learning and online training courses
Commitment to safeguarding
Lighthouse School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS certificate is required for successful applicants, and 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 at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants/guidance-on-the-application-process-for-criminal-records-checks-overseas