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Persistent and severe absence from school is having a huge impact on the education and life outcomes of young people across the UK. Absence rates are too high, and we want to provide structured support to get young people back into the classroom.It is our mission is to provide mentorship support to persistently absent secondary school students across the UK. We are seeking individuals passionate about supporting young people, through mentorship, to achieve better attendance outcomes.The OpportunityAs an Attendance Mentor you will manage a caseload of pupils, developing a trusting relationship to provide mentoring support to severely or persistently absent pupils, in a school setting, with the clear aim of improving their individual attendance rates.This will involve working with each pupil’s caregivers and school to understand the barriers to attendance and creating practical action plans to improve attendance.In addition, key aspects of the role include (but are not limited to) the following:Creating a meaningful action plan, outlining practical support measures, actions, and goalsFollowing key administrative and data process to capture and record important project informationWorking closely with school staff (and other stakeholders) to ensure cohesive and holistic pupil approaches are in place.Undertaking all CPD required for the mentor role including a Level 3 qualification;Improving school attendance for those that you mentor.The PersonSuccessful candidates will ideally have prior experience in Mentorship and/or School Attendance barrier programmes, along with a working knowledge and experience in safeguarding practice. However, we are very keen to speak with those from a variety of related backgrounds (as full training will be provided): for example, school support staff and youth workers.Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential for this role. Not only as a cornerstone of mentorship, but to support collaborative working with pupils, schools, families, and other key stakeholders.Additionally, excellent oral and written communication skills, including report writing, and the ability to plan and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines and targets, are essential too.Benefits 25 days + BH annual leave (with the option buy more leave)Health and Wellbeing perks (Healthcare Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance)3% employer, 5% employee contribution pensionEnhanced family friendly policies (maternity, paternity, adoption, or shared parental leave)Work from anywhere globally (up to 8weeks)Paid volunteer dayElectric car scheme and cycle to work schemeTo apply, please submit a CV and a one-page cover letter which outlines: what motivates you to apply for the position of an attendance mentor Your experience working with adolescent children and parents/families/caregivers Your experience working in a secondary school (or similar environment) Your experience in mentoring (or similar) Etio are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all groups, particularly those underrepresented in the workforce.The position is offered on a permanent basis but is currently funded for three years. Anticipated start date of 6 Jan 2025.

We regularly recruit to the Catering Assistant role, and keep this as an open vacancy on our website. We review any applications as and when vacancies come up. Please note applications will only be kept as active for up to 6 months.
We are currently recruiting for the position of catering assistant within our fast-paced bistro. The ideal candidate would be smart, professional, have excellent customer service skills and be able to work as part of a team.

There is no better time to start a career within our Administration team than now!
Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career?
If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment, then look no further and apply today!
We are looking for a receptionist/administrator to work at Oliver House School which educates pupils with autism and significant learning difficulties. This role offers the successful candidate a variety of responsibilities:
General reception duties, answering telephones, taking messages, transferring calls.
Welcoming visitors.
Supporting Teachers & Teaching Assistants with requests for class groups.
Health & Safety responsibilities and file maintenance.
Daily delivery management and stock management.
Creating education materials.
Opening and distributing posts.
Typing documents for pupil files.
Annual Archiving
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The successful candidate will be professional with a friendly telephone manner and have the ability to take accurate messages and field calls efficiently. We are looking for a candidate with administration experience who will work closely with the Senior Administrator who will provide full training and support in the role. The successful candidates will understand the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding and be welcoming to pupils, staff and visitors.
Within your role you will be required to support staff and pupils throughout the day with various administrative requests, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate qualities of being a team player and will have flexible approach to the role with some understanding of the daily challenges faced by our pupils and staff. A good working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel is essential, and a driving licence is desirable as there maybe a requirement to visit other sites on occasion.
This is a busy but extremely rewarding role, within a friendly team. We offer training and career opportunities, appropriate to your role.
Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more!
Oliver House School is an independent specialist school for boys and girls aged 6 to 19 who have mild, moderate and severe autism and associated complex learning needs, behaviours that may challenge and/or associated anxiety.
As part of Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.
The successful candidate will be able to adapt to company systems and have a good level of English and Maths to fulfil the role. If you can multitask and enjoy being part of a busy environment and have the following characteristics:
Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Positive working relationships, teamwork and communication play a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.
Organisation –You will need to be confident and organised in general office duties, minute taking and handling student records.
Attentive – No two tasks are the same, so being attentive to greet all visitors, answering telephone calls, booking in appointments, as well as scheduling reviews with other professions.
Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
If you want to progress your career working in Education, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

Rossendale School is recruiting for a Driver/Escort (Pupil Transport) to join our team now!
Rossendale is a day school catering for the needs of pupils aged from 7 – 18 years of age who are autistic and academically able. All pupils have a draft or final Education, Health and Care Plan.
Some of the roles and responsibilities of this role are:
To drive a school vehicle and to be the escort in a school vehicle, for the collection of pupils from home to school (am) and from school to home (pm). The number of pupils in a vehicle can vary from 1-6.
To ensure the pupils have a safe and pleasant journey to/from school and arrive at the destination calm and settled.
To carry out daily/routine maintenance checks of the vehicle as required.
To ensure the interior of the vehicle is kept clean and tidy.
To ensure the first aid and spillage kits are replenished when items are used.
To report any pupil concerns immediately to the Head Teacher and using online reporting tools.
To use Positive Behaviour Support strategies to manage pupils’ behaviour.
To attend Driver/Escort meetings.
The hours for this role will be 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7.00am – 9.00am and 2.45pm – 5.45pm. You will also need to attend 5 inset days each year, which will be full training days.
Due to the location and requirements of the role, all applicants must hold a full UK driving licence.
At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!
The successful candidate will:
Have a minimum of 2 years driving experience.
Be over 21 years of age for insurance purposes.
If you want a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

We are seeking to appoint a Caretaker to join our friendly team at Woodhey! The role is to provide routine cleaning and/or caretaking tasks to support the effective operation of the school. Some of these duties will include: • Responsible for opening and locking up the school premises as required, ensuring security protocols are followed at all times. • Perform routine maintenance tasks around the school, such as minor repairs to fixtures, fittings, and equipment. • Oversee the movement, handling, and setup of equipment and deliveries across various areas of the school. • Carry out painting, decorating, and minor refurbishment work as necessary to maintain a welcoming and professional appearance throughout the school. • Ensure all painting and decorating work adheres to safety standards and enhances the learning environment. This is an exciting time to join #TeamWoodhey! We are on a real journey of improvement, taking rapid action to make our school the centre of excellence our students deserve. Everything we do is underpinned by our values of Respect and Excellence, and putting students at the heart of what we do. We equip staff with the knowledge, skills and support to flourish in their roles through our Staff Pledge and welfare package. Teachers and students are equipped with an iPad, to support responsive teaching and allow our students to flourish. We are already seeing the impact of our changes, having seen our students achieve the best results in the school’s history in 2023.Do you want to be a part of our exciting team on this exciting journey? Contact us to arrange a visit or complete the application form; we cannot wait to hear from you!
Shaw Education Trust are a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives. We’re a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.
In our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful, and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our innovation include moving towards an extended school day, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal School curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T Levels and apprenticeships. We are currently at an exciting point in their evolution, with collaboration at the heart of our collective endeavour. We don’t operate in silos: we value the power of the pack and strive to collaborate as a collective, ensuring no school or colleague is left behind. We are currently co-constructing an aligned curriculum across all EBacc curriculum subjects, to create a world class curriculum, rich in powerful knowledge and skills. This is driving up standards through the sharing of the very best practice, whilst allowing each school sufficient flexibility for autonomy to do what is right for their local context. A by-product of this approach has been the reduction in planning workload for colleagues, meaning they can spend more time on the things that matter and fostering strong relationships with pupils and delivery of the curriculum. Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment: An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays) Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.Free Eye TestsCycle to work schemeAccess to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust. We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one. Colleagues within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include all of the National Professional Qualifications – NPQH, NPQSL, NPQEYL, NPQLL, NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC are all delivered by the Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. In addition, we provide access to the NPQEL for Executive Leaders. Experienced leadership and subject-specific support.Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.Participating in peer reviews.Access to a suite of online courses.Placement projects within our family of schools.Working hours: 37 Hours per week, all year Application deadline: 9am Monday 25th November Interview date: To be confirmed

Rossendale School is recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team now! We are looking for a versatile, resilient and committed teaching assistant who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher, assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.
Our benefits include:
Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
Comprehensive induction
Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
Pension scheme
Paid for enhanced DBS
Wellbeing support
Cycle to work scheme and more!
Rossendale is a day school catering for the needs of pupils who are autistic and academically able. All pupils have a draft or final Education, Health and Care Plan.
The School provides education for young people aged from 7 – 18 years of age. Key stages 3 and 4 are based on the main school site, whilst Key stage 2 and 5 are based at our Campus which is based in the local community. At Key stage 4 and 5 we offer a wide range of GCSE subjects, BTEC Awards, Functional Skills, ASDAN and Entry Level qualifications and A level courses at the sixth form provision. Given the disrupted nature of our pupils’ education, prior to their admission to Rossendale, we have had some outstanding examination results. The school admits both boys and girls.
Due to the location and requirements of the role, all applicants must hold a full UK driving licence.
At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!
The successful candidate will:
Be expected to ensure that pupils’ special educational needs are being addressed, having due regard for the School's philosophy and policies.
Be expected to meet individual needs and ensure that all pupils achieve their academic potential.
Rossendale School has an excellent staff team who are enthusiastic and supportive. If you have experience of working with young people in a school setting, are flexible, imaginative and enthusiastic we would be pleased to hear from you. Experience of working in a specialist school is not essential as the school runs its own extensive training programme.
Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
If you want a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

Study Facility/IT Suite Supervisor

FULL TIME, TERM TIME plus 5 additional working days
START DATE: ASAP
HOURS OF WORK: 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
SALARY: S06 of the support scale - £23,162 per annum, pro rata, actual - £20,681 per annum.
Winstanley College employs approximately 200 staff and around 2000 students, aged 16-19, who are enrolled on full time AS/A level courses or mixed programmes of A level and vocational courses.

Purpose of the position

We are seeking to appoint an individual to help to supervise and maintain a calm, orderly, and well-organized study environment for students in the study facilities and computer drop-in suites.
This role involves monitoring student behaviour and student safety when using the study facility and IT Suite, reporting any safeguarding concerns appropriately.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 11 November 2024
Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.Winstanley College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to the `Safer Recruitment` process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the College. Please be aware that social media checks of candidates may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process. Winstanley College is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Progress School is recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team now!
We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed Teaching Assistants, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher, assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.
Our benefits include:
Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
Comprehensive induction
Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
Pension scheme
Paid for enhanced DBS
Wellbeing support
Cycle to work scheme and more!
Progress School is an independent specialist day and residential school for boys and girls aged 6 to 19 who have mild, moderate and severe autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex learning needs and challenging behaviour.
Our aim is to bring about the best in every young person to enable them to achieve positive experiences and progress according to their own individual abilities. The desired outcome is for young people to achieve success in accredited qualifications and to gain increased levels of independence to enable them to maximise their strengths, abilities and ambitions.
At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!
The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience supporting in a classroom setting, have a Level 2 qualification (or equivalent), however this isn't mandatory providing you possess the following characteristics:
Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.
Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.
Organisation – Strong organisational skills are important to support the class teacher and young people with educational activities
Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.
Attentive – No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand them and identify areas where we can support is important.
Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
If you want a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

There is no better time to start a career within our Therapy team than now!
Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career?
If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and apply today!
Oliver House are looking for qualified Occupational Therapist with a minimum of 5 years’ experience working with young people with Autism & severe learning disabilities. You will be a friendly, approachable individual and will be able to demonstrate that you can engage with young people effectively and also show a clear understanding of the role of a Sensory Occupational Therapist. You will possess a caring attitude and a desire to improve the outcomes for our young people.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team, working as a team to improve the lives of the young people we educate both in our school settings and in our four children’s homes in the surrounding area. The role will also involve performing assessments to establish the needs of our young people, monitoring progress, carrying out observations, providing sensory recommendations and conducting direct therapeutic work to train our staff.
We are looking for a candidate who possesses excellent communication skills and has the ability to convey sensitive information to our young people, their families and other professionals. You will possess excellent time management skills, be self-motivated, with the ability to organise and prioritise your work to meet deadlines within the department.
As an Occupational Therapist you will be working with up to 60 young people who have autism, learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. You will be based at Oliver House School and will be required to work across two specialist ASD schools and offer support to our residential provisions in the Chorley and Preston area. Your approach to your working hours will need to be flexible on occasions, to meet the needs of the young people, when required.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you join our highly specialist school and work with a team that is dedicated to the young people who attend our schools and children’s homes.
Our benefits inlcude:
Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
Comprehensive induction
Blue Light Card
Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
Paid for enhanced DBS
Wellbeing support
Cycle to work scheme and more!
If you want to progress your career, Aspris will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

Oliver House School are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join our Education team now! We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed Teaching Assistants, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher, assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.
Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more!
Oliver House School is an independent specialist day and residential School for boys and girls aged 6 to 19 who have autism and complex learning needs. The school’s aim is to bring about the best in every young person to enable them to achieve positive experiences and progress according to their own individual abilities. We are an innovative school that has high aspirations for the education of pupils with Autism.
At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!
Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.
Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.
Organisation – Strong organisational skills are important to support the class teacher and young people with educational activities
Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.
Attentive – No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand them and identify areas where we can support is important.
Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
If you want residential childcare to be a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

Are you an experienced clinician excited to work during times of transformative change?
Are you experienced, or have a keen interest in working with the challenges associated with neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD) and other complex needs?
If so, we have the role for you! We’re looking for an experienced practitioner to join us at our school based in Chorley, as our Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
Based at Oliver House School and working across the hub of education and residential services, the post holder will progress the SaLT specific therapeutic services where the needs of the young people vary in levels of functioning, many with a diagnosis of autism as well as associated needs.
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary well-being and therapeutic services team which is required to meet the needs of the children and young people. The team includes Speech and Language Therapy, Behaviour Analyst, Occupational Therapy and other appropriate professionals and services. Someone with a holistic and integrated approach to care, education and clinical services would be perfect for this role. You will also contribute to staff training, consultation and reflective practice.
Both a challenging and rewarding role; this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual with a therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions as well as manage their own workload.
About the school:
Oliver House is an independent specialist school for boys and girls aged 6 to 19 who have mild, moderate and severe autistic spectrum disorders and associated complex learning needs, challenging behaviour and /or associated anxiety.
Our well established multi-disciplinary team maintain a nurturing and supportive environment where our young people can flourish.
The Post Holder will work collaboratively to deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our young people. This is an excellent opportunity to join the team making a real difference and implementing a holistic therapeutic approach.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a practitioner who has a clear vision of what outstanding therapeutic services look like. You would need to demonstrate drive, motivation and resilience and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams and build consensus.
Essential Criteria:
Recognised and relevant Speech and Language qualification.
Registered with HCPC.
Relevant SaLT experience working as a Therapist, including working with the specific client group or related field.
Experience of representing speech and language therapy in the context of multi-disciplinary working and multi-agency treatment and care.
Experience of reviewing and developing therapy standards, policies and procedures.
Clear and concise report writing.
Our benefits inlcude:
Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
Comprehensive induction
Blue Light Card
Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
Paid for enhanced DBS
Wellbeing support
Cycle to work scheme and more!
Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
If you want a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

Are you passionate about education and dedicated to helping young people reach their potential? The Westleigh School is looking for an enthusiastic, committed Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant secondary school team. As a Level 2 Teaching Assistant, you’ll play a key role in supporting both individual students and small groups across various subjects. Working closely with teachers, you’ll assist with lesson preparation, classroom activities, and providing tailored support to students with additional needs. This is a rewarding role where you can make a real impact on students’ academic progress, confidence, and overall school experience. Our ethos is ‘Aspiring and Achieving Together’. Whilst we are committed to ensuring that every student makes excellent progress, this concept stretches well beyond academic performance. We firmly believe that every aspect of school should equip learners to be successful in all areas of their lives, both now and for their future. Indeed, every single decision or action taken improves the life chances of all our learners. This is underpinned by ensuring The Westleigh school is a safe, nurturing and happy environment: put simply, The Westleigh School is a great place to learn and a great place to work.Uniting with The Shaw Education Trust brings with it new opportunities and a wealth of resources to supplement our mission to improve outcomes for all our students. Colleagues will have access to a large range of well-established training opportunities, such as a fully funded L5 Instructional Coaching qualification or Accelerated Leadership training, for those aspiring to Middle Leadership. Outstanding teachers will also achieve Trust Professional Advocate designation, which provides exciting opportunities to support colleagues within both The Westleigh School and across other SET schools to share best practice. With this brings the opportunity to engage in the cross-trust peer review and Trust CPD programme.
Shaw Education Trust are a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives. We’re a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.
In our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful, and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our innovation include moving towards an extended school day, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T Levels and apprenticeships.
We are currently at an exciting point in their evolution, with collaboration at the heart of our collective endeavour. We don’t operate in silos: we value the power of the pack and strive to collaborate as a collective, ensuring no school or colleague is left behind.
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.Free Eye TestsCycle to work schemeAccess to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.Actual Salary: £17,365 - £17,919

We are looking to appoint a permanent full time Behaviour Support Mentor to support the Behaviour Lead with implementing our Positive Behaviour Support policy and procedures, which places relationships, safety and security at the heart of positive behaviour. Based predominantly at our Rochdale campus you will work closely with learners and families to identify positive solutions and remove the barriers that can impact on successful progression. You will also work with external services and agencies.
You will ideally have experience of working with young people and have the ability to inspire and motivate, forming effective and nurturing relationships to promote positive behaviour changes. Its important that you have high levels of literacy, organisational and reporting skills, able to work in a busy environment prioritising demands and workload and modelling the behaviour we wish to see in others. As part of the busy Safeguarding and Wellbeing team you will be able to work well others, be familiar with safeguarding frameworks and understand the current challenges young people face.
You will work with wider college staff to support behaviour management strategies and support Senior Leadership Team with relevant information.

Overview and Responsibilities
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Aurora Brooklands/ Keyes Barn/Woodlands
Location: Preston/Leyland/Darwin
Salary: £37,668 to £44,699 per annum, pro rata (depending on qualifications and experience)
Hours: 40hrs per week - Term time only plus 2 weeks (41 weeks per year worked)
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities with an ambitious growth plan
We are looking for an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of a therapy team in our North West Aurora Schools. Aurora Brooklands, Keyes Barn and Woodlands Schools provide flexible day placements for students aged 5 to 19 years with communication and associated difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
When it comes to looking after our young people, we strive for excellence, with this in mind, we are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people to be happy and to make their way in the world.
Working collaboratively with the sites, you will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our children and young people with developmental trauma, Autism, ADHD, and SEMH needs.
You will be responsible for holding a small speech and language therapy caseload for the three special schools and with the support of our experienced Clinical Lead, you will also contribute to staff training, consultation and reflective practice. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload.
Our well-established educational team maintain a nurturing and loving environment where our young people can flourish, always putting our young people at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our young people are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Criteria:
You will be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
Hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent.
As this role involves travel, a full UK driving licence and access to a car is required.
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Training and DevelopmentSave money on your bills!!FREE Lunch! All staff are able to take advantage of school lunches whilst onsite, at no cost Competitive Pay and RewardEnhanced Pension Scheme UK Health Cash PlanEmployee Assistance ProgrammeRefer a friend for £1,000
How to apply?
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Overview and Responsibilities
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Aurora Brooklands/ Keyes Barn/Woodlands
Location: Preston/Leyland/Darwin
Salary: £37,668 to £44,699 per annum, pro rata (depending on qualifications and experience)
Hours: 40hrs per week - Term time only plus 2 weeks (41 weeks per year worked)
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities with an ambitious growth plan
We are looking for an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of a therapy team in our North West Aurora Schools. Aurora Brooklands, Keyes Barn and Woodlands Schools provide flexible day placements for students aged 5 to 19 years with communication and associated difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
When it comes to looking after our young people, we strive for excellence, with this in mind, we are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people to be happy and to make their way in the world.
Working collaboratively with the sites, you will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our children and young people with developmental trauma, Autism, ADHD, and SEMH needs.
You will be responsible for holding a small speech and language therapy caseload for the three special schools and with the support of our experienced Clinical Lead, you will also contribute to staff training, consultation and reflective practice. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload.
Our well-established educational team maintain a nurturing and loving environment where our young people can flourish, always putting our young people at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our young people are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Criteria:
You will be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
Hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent.
As this role involves travel, a full UK driving licence and access to a car is required.
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Training and Development
Save money on your bills!!
Competitive Pay and RewardEnhanced Pension Scheme UK Health Cash PlanEmployee Assistance Programme
Refer a friend for £1,000
How to apply?
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.