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“Staff enjoy being part of the Peterhouse School team and are supportive of the children and each other.”

(Wellbeing Award for Schools, 2025)

We are looking for additional staff to support our team:

Position:                Supply Teaching Assistant

Contract:               Variable hours (0 hour contract)

Pay:                          £14.29 – £14.86 depending on qualifications

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, a strong culture 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 wellbeing support tools incl our Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of employee benefits incl Medicash Scheme (free after 2 years in post), staff prize draws, cycle to work scheme etc
• 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.

How to Apply

If you are interested in the above position we would be delighted to hear from you. Contact details for further information are: https://www.peterhouseschool.com/current-vacancies/ or admin@aipeterhouse.org. Alternatively please e-mail admin@aipeterhouse.org to request an application pack, or apply online at https://www.autisminitiatives.org/careers/peterhouse-school .

The closing date for completed applications is 16 th January 2026

Interviews will be held during w/c 26 th January 2026

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

Registered Charity No 702632

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.

Our application form will ask you for information so it’s a great idea to have these to hand before you get started:

• Your previous employment: we will require confirmation of the past 5 years of your employment history
• Relevant qualifications to the role
• A minimum of 2 reference contact details, one of which must be your current/most recent employer.
• For further Tips on completing your application, please refer to our download on the “Apply Now” section.

If you’re struggling to complete the form, have any questions, or need support simply click on our need help button, pop in a few contact details, and one of recruitment team will be in touch.

Thinking of joining Autism Initiatives? Read why our amazing staff teams are #ProudtoworkHere

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