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Teaching Assistant in Leeds

On-site in Leeds·Added 4 days ago (last checked 30 Oct)

Our summary

Salary
£22,222 - £25,988 a year

About £1,630 - £1,850 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Leeds
Closing date
Apply by Monday 9 November

Skills

Leeds City Council is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Leeds.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Job title and organisation: Teaching Assistant - Lighthouse School
Salary: SCP 3-6 £22,222 - £25,988 FTE Actual salary £21,108 - £21,750
Hours: 37 per week (Term Time Only plus 5 Training days)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Lighthouse School Leeds, Arthington House, Hospital Lane, Cookridge, Leeds LS16 6QB
Closing Date and Time: Monday 9 November 2026 at 9am

The role

Lighthouse Education Trust is a completely unique Multi Academy Trust focussing on providing high quality, destination led learning for students with a diagnosis of autism.

Lighthouse School Leeds is a happy and vibrant community, where young autistic people learn, flourish and thrive. We are planning for an overall cohort of 80 students with an initial intake of 24. Students study KS3, and a range of Level 1/2 and Level 3 qualifications, including BTECs and GCSEs.

Teaching Assistants typically assist with the planning and preparation of activities under the direction of teaching (lead) staff, contributing to the development and implementation of specific individualised interventions to support progress in learning that enables students to access their next steps.

They assist with the supervision of students, modelling good practice at all times (during lessons, activities, break and lunch time as directed by timetable or rota) and take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school. As a Key Worker for specified students, they provide a link between home and school, and collating information for EHCP reviews and advocating on behalf of these students.

How you'll work

Working Pattern: Monday to Thursday 0830 - 1630 and Friday 0830 - 1600 (with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break each day)

Benefits

Our roles come with full training, induction and a range of benefits:

Salary Details

  • Salary paid across 12 equal monthly instalments, and an increase each September (subject to Trustee approval and the finances of the school).

Wellbeing Support

  • Mental health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do - our staff say they feel supported by the Senior Leadership Team and our Mental Health First Aider Team.

Healthcare Services

  • Access to a range of free health care services including, Employee Assistance Programme offering free counselling (general/menopause), physiotherapy, 24/7 GP service, stress coaching, nurse support services, financial wellbeing coaching, surgical assistance programme, free flu vaccinations, and eye tests for VDU users. See here for more information.

Training Opportunities

  • 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.

Professional Development

  • Continuous Professional Development including access to coaching, mentoring and supervision, as well as e-learning and online training courses.

Career Progression

Many of our staff have grown into roles both within school and externally, including Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Teachers, Wellbeing Tutors, Intervention Support, Behaviour Specialists and Educational Psychologists. Please refer to our staff testimonials on the recruitment section of our website.

Hiring process

Please visit our website www.lighthouseschool.co.uk for a job description/person specification and further details regarding the role and Lighthouse School Leeds.

Contact our Leeds school to find out more ahead of the closing date by contacting Lighthouse School Leeds on 0113 4570605.

Closing date: 09:00am on 9th November 2026

Application forms should be submitted by the closing date to Recruitment@Lighthouseschool.co.uk. We are unable to accept CV's.

About Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council is the local government authority for the city of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Its teams deliver over 500 different services every day to support residents and the city environment, spanning areas such as waste and recycling, council tax, housing, schools and education, health and social care, public health, planning, libraries, and leisure and attractions.

With people at the heart, the council aims to recruit and develop talented individuals who are committed to making a difference to its communities, who treat people fairly and who are focused on finding better ways of doing things. Its employment practices and staff benefits are designed to reward colleagues fairly, develop their careers, support their wellbeing and help their money go further.

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In their own words

About the company & team

All roles will be Trust appointments and whilst based primarily in Leeds may be required to work across other schools in the trust which could extend beyond Leeds in the future.

Additional information

Visitors to our recent Open Day for Professionals shared the following feedback:

'A pleasure to be invited into a fantastic environment for young people to thrive supported by staff who genuinely care about each student's future.'

'Calm and inclusive environment, where students were considered, had some autonomy and could be themselves'

The Trust 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 the successful applicant, 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.

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. You may be eligible for Access to Work interventions in order to assist you to return or remain in the workplace, eligibility information can be found on the government website.

*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.

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.
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