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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    16 October 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    2 October 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Other support role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£27,275 - £29,071 per annum) FTE, Actual Salary: £19,631 - £20,925 per annum

Inclusion Support Worker (To support student learning) job summary

Inclusion Support Worker (to support student learning)

UTC Leeds, Sayner Road, Leeds, LS10 1LA.


Pay Scale: SCP 7 - 11 (£26,403 - £28,142 per annum) FTE 

Actual Salary: £19,631 - £20,925 per annum

Hours: 32.5 Hours per week TTO plus 3 days. 

Contract: Permanent 

Start date: ASAP

 

Can you motivate students to achieve their best? Are you passionate about instilling a ‘Growth Mindset’ and nurturing students to see challenges as opportunities to flourish? If so, we’d love to hear from you. 


We are looking for an inspiring and ambitious Inclusion Support Worker (ISW) to join our skilled and effective team. The successful candidate will have a genuine interest in working with children with additional needs and will be working closely with our students to ensure learning can be accessed.   


The successful candidate will hold GCSE A* - C / 9 - 4 or equivalent in English and Maths, have relevant experience of working with students, and will have a sound understanding of how to support and facilitate the learning and progress of students. You will play a pivotal role in helping students overcome barriers to learning, therefore raising the standards of education attainment. 


If you are considering a route into teaching, this is a perfect way to gain experience.  With the appropriate qualifications, you could then go on to apply to train to teach with us on our exciting 1-year programme through the School Direct initiative in partnership with Leeds Trinity University and Leeds Beckett University. 

 

In return, you will enjoy access to high quality CPD.  You will also be joining a happy Trust where 95% of colleagues agreed that they enjoy working here and 92% would recommend us to a friend or colleague. Our commitment to staff wellbeing means we prioritise staff mental health, drive down unnecessary workload and support our colleagues to progress in their careers. 


This role provides a real opportunity for you to make your mark, and as a growing Trust with an excellent reputation, there are always opportunities for career development. 


Want to know more? We welcome you to come and visit the academy. Please contact Emma McMahon, PA to the Principal emcmahon@utcleeds.co.uk to book a visit.  

 


The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, contractors and visitors to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service and other statutory checks. 

 

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About University Technical College Leeds

Organisation type
Free School, ages 14 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
546 pupils enrolled
Age range
14 to 19
Ofsted report
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Opened in September 2016, UTC Leeds offers high-tech facilities and a first class educational experience specialising in STEM subjects, particularly engineering. We take students from Year 10 and offer a broad range of GCSEs and A levels, alongside technical qualifications. We are sponsored by the University of Leeds and over 70 employers, including major industry brands such as Stantec, Siemens and Unilever. Students achieve outstanding academic success whilst also preparing for professional careers. We provide a modern, cutting-edge college environment with a capacity to accommodate 600 pupils across the 14 – 18 age range. UTC Leeds offers a superb opportunity for students to study for a minimum of 8 qualifications including maths, English and science and those achieving the right grades will then have the opportunity to progress onto our sixth-form.

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