Job title and organisation: Travel Trainer and Teaching Assistant - East SILC John Jamieson School
Salary: Travel Trainer B3 £26,403 FTE £10,740 Actual Salary / Teaching Assistant B1 £25,185 FTE £13,691 Actual Salary
Hours: Travel Trainer 17.5 per week / Teaching Assistant 24 per week (Term Time Only)
Contract: Temporary
Location: East SILC, Hollin Hill Drive, Leeds LS8 2PU
Closing Date: Friday 13 March 2026 at Midday
The East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) is a 2-19 generic special school with 470 learners on roll. All our pupils have special learning needs and some have physical/ medical difficulties. The East SILC is a complex organisation which operates on a variety of sites to provide a range of outreach services across the city, including partnerships with primary and secondary providers, the city-wide Physical Difficulties and Medical Service including a moving and handling service, as well as the Medical Needs Teaching Service for Leeds.
Do you want to join a team making a difference to children and young people’s lives?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our expanding school community.
We are seeking to recruit to a temporary Travel Trainer and Level 1 Teaching Assistant, based at the BCC (Bridge) site. As with all appointments to the East SILC, staff may be asked to work at any site within the organisation and it will be an expected part of this role to support students at other SILC sites. The successful candidates will train individual learners to travel independently from their home to their school setting using public transport or walking. They will work closely with the staff at the learner’s setting, the parents/carers and the local authority to ensure an effective and productive process.
If you have the requirements identified below we would like to receive an application from you:
- A commitment to fostering independence in learners.
- Aspire to be an outstanding practitioner.
- Good interpersonal skills to be able to liaise with parents/carers, professionals and the wider community.
- To be a reliable timekeeper and self-motivated.
- To be able to work with learners with complex needs and challenging behaviours.
- Must have an interest in and experience of working with learners with a wide range of additional needs.
- A willingness to train and develop skills to improve our school offer to learners.
- Willing to make a positive contribution to the broader life of the school.
What we offer:
- A strong team ethos and a commitment to staff wellbeing.
- Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and develop through mentoring and coaching.
- A thorough induction process is in place
Apply now! Join Our Team
The East SILC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS formally CRB) and medical clearance from Leeds City Council’s Occupational Health Service.
It is illegal to apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List.
The East SILC promotes diversity and wants a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
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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