ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED
Are you passionate about working with young people?
Would you like to move your career to the next level and join a team who are enthusiastic, committed and talented?
If so…we want to hear from you!
We are looking for a talented individual to join our teaching assistant team to support our SEND students. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is skilled in this area and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. This post will be required to deliver intervention sessions for groups of vulnerable students in the SEND Hub and Bridge and to provide some daily personal care.
The role will be term time, plus 5 days, 31 hours and 15 minutes per week. 08.30 am to 3.15 pm daily incorporating breaks. Additional hours are available.
Our Culture
We are proud to be building a school delivering an exceptional quality of education. We are true to our core values and enable our employees to engage in challenging and rewarding work, whilst at the same time supporting them to aspire, grow and succeed. We believe that engaged, motivated and happy staff are the foundation of a successful school community.
Our Values
The Allerton Grange values are the behaviours and qualities that are valued in fellow employees and our staff community. At Allerton Grange, we place particular emphasis on the following values, behaviours and qualities. This means we are looking to recruit and promote people who live these values on a daily basis.
• Integrity
• Compassion
• Community
• Humility
• Emotional Intelligence
• Courage
• Critical Thinker
• Collaborative
• Diligent
• A role model
The challenge for us all at Allerton Grange School is to continue to improve and grow as a community. We want to ensure that our staff feel able to take the next steps in their career, but we also wish to create a culture that encourages them to stay and grow with us.
The successful post holder will:-
• Support learning in the classroom, including preparing and organising resources.
• Motivate and engage students, acting as a positive role model.
• Communicate effectively, with good organisational and basic ICT skills.
• Maintain accuracy and attention to detail when supporting learning.
• Remain calm, positive and resilient, including in more challenging situations.
• Support small group and class activities under the direction of teaching staff.
• Provide personal care and support where required.
• Be flexible and responsive to students’ needs.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support a positive learning environment.
We will offer:-
• A talented, supportive staff team and a culture rooted in professional growth.
• Excellent benefits including a generous pension, enhanced leave, supportive school environment where staff wellbeing is prioritised, access to a wide range of discounts and initiatives, and a clear commitment to flexible working, with requests for varied working arrangements welcomed as part of our approach to staff wellbeing.
• Outstanding facilities, including free onsite parking with EV charging points, gym access, and a modern, well resourced building.
• A strong focus on staff wellbeing and work–life balance, underpinned by a fair workload charter and staff voice framework.
• A Headteacher, Leadership Team and Governing Body dedicated to creating a school of outstanding practice.
• Excellent professional development opportunities, including a subject specific CPD model aimed at deepening subject knowledge.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people within a diverse, inclusive, truly comprehensive community.
If you share our values, ambition, have a proven track record, and relish a new challenge, we look forward to receiving your application.
To apply for this post, please download the application pack from this site. Alternatively you can also download the documents from the school website or email the school for an application pack. The pack will include further details about the post, including how to apply.
Allerton Grange School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors, and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are required to understand and follow Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and safer working practice guidance.
Appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and safeguarding recruitment checks. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history, and an online search of publicly available information will be conducted as part of our due diligence process.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and circumstances. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do, and we aim to build a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the wider community. Our recruitment practices are designed to be fair, inclusive, and accessible to all. We are happy to discuss and provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
This role is UK based. You must have the legal right to work in the UK. If you are not a UK or Irish citizen, or covered by the EU Settlement Scheme, you must hold a visa that permits employment in this role.