Teaching Assistant (Visual Impairment Support)

ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED

Are you passionate about working with young people and making a real difference to their day-to-day experience in school?

Would you like to develop your skills as part of a supportive, committed and talented team?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking to appoint a skilled and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our successful SEND department. This role includes supporting students with visual impairment, helping them to access learning, develop independence and fully engage in school life.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is committed to improving outcomes for students and keen to develop their experience in a supportive and forward-thinking environment. Full training and support will be provided for the right candidate.

This is a 37-hour per week role, although for the right candidate, we are open to discuss flexible working or part-time arrangements.

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 high-quality provision, including adapting resources to ensure access for students with visual impairment. 

• Motivate and engage students, acting as a positive role model. 

• Communicate effectively, with strong organisational and ICT skills. 

• Maintain accuracy and attention to detail when supporting learning. 

• Remain calm, resilient and positive, including in more challenging situations. 

• Support small group work and learning activities under the direction of teaching staff. 

• Be flexible and responsive to students’ needs. 

• Work collaboratively within the SEND team and wider school.

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.

(For those selected, interviews will take place on Tuesday, 14 July 2026).

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.