Salary:£14.29 - £14.86 depending on qualifications Contract Type: Term Time Only Hours: As and when required Job Reference Number: PHS-STA Job Location: Peterhouse School Job Area: Peterhouse School, Southport Closing Date: 31st October 2025
“Staff, parents and pupils are clearly proud of their school and feel well supported in their wellbeing.”
(Wellbeing Award for Schools, 2022)
We are looking for additional staff to support our team:
Position: Supply Teaching Assistant
Contract: Variable hours (0 hour contract)
Are you looking for a role where you feel fulfilled knowing that you and your team have made a difference to the amazing young people you support? And where the days you work can fit around your lifestyle?
Peterhouse is a non-maintained Specialist School for autistic pupils aged 5-19 in Southport.
We are looking for skilled Supply Teaching Assistants with a passion for supporting children to reach their full potential, and a creative approach to meeting needs and enhancing curriculum delivery.
In this role you will work collaboratively, supporting the teacher as part of a class staff team, to deliver education sessions and create a welcoming environment where all children and their parents feel valued and supported. You will be dedicated to practicing our school values of Kindness, Integrity and Team First.
Supply TAs work variable hours to cover for staff absences and provide additional support where it is most needed, across all classes and age groups. You will be entitled to paid annual leave, based on hours worked.
Our successful candidates will be selected based on their commitment and enthusiasm to learn and apply new skills to achieve the very best for our learners and their individual development.
What do we offer?
* An innovative and dynamic school with good established practices and a future place of growth;
* Learners who enjoy school and thrive on their broad-based curriculum and wide range of activities;
* A stable, friendly and committed staff team determined to give our learners the best possible opportunities;
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
* A team of leaders, teachers and staff that are welcoming, skilled and dedicated to our pupils
* A comprehensive induction programme and CDP opportunities
Peterhouse School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check with barred list information, the cost of which will be met by Autism Initiatives.
The closing date for completed applications is 31st October 2025
Interviews will be held during w/c 17th November 2025
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.
Thinking of joining Autism Initiatives? Read why our amazing staff teams are #ProudtoworkHere
Autism Initiatives Group of Companies. Autism Initiatives Group is a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (07120634), registered office Sefton House, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4XR and is registered as a charity in England and Wales (1170634). A registered charity in Ireland No. CHY17628. Autism Initiatives UK is a registered charity in Scotland - SC040905 in England & Wales - 702632, in Isle of Man - 835 and in Northern Ireland (NIC104641). Company Number: 2436777.
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