Site Supervisor

Job title and organisation: Site Supervisor - Lighthouse School (Harrogate)

Salary: SCP 5 - 9, FTE (40-hours): £27,806 - £29,463 per annum (pay award pending), 20 hours per week: £13,903 - £14,731

Hours: 2 x 20 hours per week (Job Share) or 1 x 40 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Work Location Lighthouse School Harrogate, Woodfield Rd, Harrogate HG1 4HZ

Closing Date and Time: Wednesday 7th October 2026 at 9am

2 x 20 hours per week (Job Share) or 1 x 40 hours per week

We are excited to be able to commence the search for the team for our new school, Lighthouse Harrogate, due to open in the academic year 2026/27.

Lighthouse School Harrogate is a completely unique secondary school focussing on providing high quality, destination-led learning for students with a diagnosis of autism. We already operate a very successful school in Cookridge near Leeds since 2012. We are a happy and vibrant community, where young autistic people learn, flourish and thrive. We are planning for an overall cohort of 80 students with an initial intake of 24. Students study KS3, and a range of Level 1/2 and Level 3 qualifications, including BTECs and GCSEs.

As an expanding school across the region, we are seeking to appoint two Site Assistants to work in a job share arrangement, each working 20 hours per week for our Harrogate school. Together these two roles will deliver the responsibilities of one full-time (40-hour) post, with an agreed overlap to ensure effective communication, continuity and high-quality service delivery across the school.

*Whilst the Trusts preferred staffing model is x2 20-hour postholders working in partnership, we will also consider applications from candidates wishing to undertake the role on a full-time basis (40-hours per week) where this best meets the needs of the Trust.

The ideal candidates will be reliable, flexible and proactive team players who enjoy working collaboratively. They will be committed to maintaining a safe, secure and welcoming environment, and able to work effectively with colleagues to ensure seamless handovers and continuity of service. Applicants should be able to work independently whilst recognising the importance of partnership working within a job share arrangement.

All roles will be Trust appointments and whilst based primarily in Harrogate may be required to work across other schools in the trust which could extend beyond Leeds in the future.

Contract: Part-time, Permanent - Flexibility to work a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours per week between 07:00 - 15:30, but increase at peak times, to be agreed in advance. 25 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays pro rata to be taken during school term times. There may be occasional need to work on a Saturday. Saturday hours will be paid at time and a half.

Please visit our website www.lighthouseschool.co.ukfor a job description/person specification and further details regarding the role and Lighthouse School Harrogate.

Contact our Leeds school to find out more ahead of the closing date by contacting Lighthouse School Leeds on 0113 4570605. Our Harrogate site is not open for visits at the current time.

Closing date: 09:00am on Wednesday 7^th October 2026

Application forms should be submitted by the closing date to [email protected]. We are unable to accept CV's.

Visitors to our recent Open Day for Professionals shared the following feedback:

A pleasure to be invited into a fantastic environment for young people to thrive supported by staff who genuinely care about each student's future.

Calm and inclusive environment, where students were considered, had some autonomy and could be themselves

Our roles come with full training, induction and a range of benefits:

• Salary paid across 12 equal monthly instalments, and an increase each September (subject to Trustee approval and the finances of the school).
• Mental health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do - our staff say they feel supported by the Senior Leadership Team and our Mental Health First Aider Team.
• Access to a range of free health care services including, Employee Assistance Programme offering free counselling (general/menopause), physiotherapy, 24/7 GP service, stress coaching, nurse support services, financial wellbeing coaching, surgical assistance programme, free flu vaccinations, and eye tests for VDU users. See here for more information.
• Up to date autism specific training, including person centred approaches, positive behaviour support strategies and understanding communication from our Speech and Language Therapists and our training and Wellbeing Teams.
• Continuous Professional Development including access to coaching, mentoring and supervision, as well as e-learning and online training courses.

Many of our staff have grown into roles both within school and externally, including Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Teachers, Wellbeing Tutors, Intervention Support, Behaviour Specialists and Educational Psychologists. Please refer to our staff testimonials on the recruitment section of our website.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS certificate is required for the successful applicant, and all newly appointed staff who have lived or travelled overseas for 12 months or more in the past 10 years will be required to undertake an overseas check as part of our pre-employment checks. Information can be found on the government website.

We are also committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join us and positively encourage you to choose a career at our inclusive school. You may be eligible for Access to Work interventions in order to assist you to return or remain in the workplace, eligibility information can be found on the government website.

*We are also a DfE appointed Flexible Working Participant School and open to offering a range of flexible working options. Please share your preferences with our HR colleagues at your earliest opportunity in order that these can be fully considered.

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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