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Overview and Responsibilities Assistant Headteacher – Aurora Woodlands Location: Leyland, nr Preston, Lancashire Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent Hours: 40 hours per week Salary: £51,773 - £57,137 (L1 – L5) Closing Date: 10th April 2026 Aurora Group The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. We are excited to be advertising for an exceptional Primary and Secondary Special Education Assistant Headteacher. Woodlands school is based in Darwen with a capacity of 64 students aged between 10 - 19. The student cohort have a primary diagnosis of ASC/ADHD. We are currently looking for an Assistant Headteacher to join us in September 2026. The school allows children and young people to access a varied curriculum in a calm and nurturing environment with a team that strives to give every student the very best confidence and opportunities to achieve. The role: Reporting to the Deputy Headteacher, the Assistant Headteacher will play a key role in the strategic and operational leadership of the school. You will support the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher in delivering high-quality teaching, a rich curriculum, and exceptional learning experiences across the school. You will lead on areas including curriculum development, careers and work experience, assessment, enrichment and teaching & learning — ensuring every pupil has access to a broad, exciting and relevant curriculum. Your responsibilities will include: • Leading curriculum development, assessment and enrichment across relevant phases., • Monitoring teaching and learning and driving continuous improvement., • Supporting CPD, coaching and mentoring staff to develop excellent practice., • Contributing to school improvement planning, self-evaluation and governance reporting., • Line managing teachers and teaching assistants., • Ensuring a safe, engaging and well-resourced learning environment. Assistant Headteacher - JD.docx Skills and Qualifications About You: We’re looking for someone with: • QTS or QTLS., • Proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching within relevant key stages and/or special needs environment., • Experience of holding responsibility for and turning policy into effective and successful practice., • Leadership of a significant area or phase or inclusion, including responsibility for raising standards across the whole school., • Effective team management and working collaboratively and effectively with others., • Communicating effectively to a wide range of different audiences though a range of different mediums., • Successful management of complex scenarios and conflict resolution What’s on Offer at Aurora? We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here’s a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you: Grow with Us – Training & Development Learning never stops at Aurora! We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals. Save Money on Everyday Essentials With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further: • Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You’ll enjoy: • Enhanced Annual Leave, • Company Sick Pay, • Enhanced Pension Need a doctor? No problem. Book a phone or video appointment anytime, day or night. This service covers everyone in your household. UK Health Cash Plan Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too! Employee Assistance Programme Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including: • Freephone counselling (available 24/7) Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded!(*Terms apply) How to apply? Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any mo

Overview and Responsibilities SEN Teaching Assistant, Aurora Brooklands Location: Leyland, nr Preston, Lancashire Salary: £12.87 - £14.03 p/hr (actual pay: £22,996 to £25,068) Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only. Contract: This role is for 12 months on a Fixed Term Contract Aurora Brooklands School is an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH). The role: Our Teaching Assistants support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child. Key duties: • Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities., • Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress., • Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils’ progress according to the school’s policies to monitor and foster pupils’ progress in all areas of learning., • Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children., • Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school. Please see the link below for our full job description: Job Description: SEN Teaching Assistant Skills and Qualifications Experience and Skills required: • Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting, • Undertake Team Teach certification within probation period is essential, • Full UK driving licence or the willingness to learn as there is a requirement to transport pupils to and from school and engage in off-site enrichment activities which requires transportation, • Willingness to work towards L3 Teaching Assistant award or equivalent is desirable, • GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification, • Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures., • Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD, • Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual What’s on Offer at Aurora? We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here’s a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you: Grow with Us – Training & Development Learning never stops at Aurora! We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals. Save Money on Everyday Essentials With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further: • Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more Competitive Pay & Reward We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You’ll enjoy: • Enhanced Annual Leave, • Company Sick Pay, • Enhanced Pension Need a doctor? No problem. Book a phone or video appointment anytime, day or night. This service covers everyone in your household. UK Health Cash Plan Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too! Employee Assistance Programme Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including: • Freephone counselling (available 24/7) Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded!(*Terms apply) How to apply? Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the team atHMP Garth, a high security Category B male prison located in Leyland. HMP Garth has capacity of around 850, and houses men serving long term and indeterminate sentences. This role sits within our Primary Care team, where you will support with clinics, work with pharmacy and respond to emergency situations - no 2 days are ever the same! Hours This position is full time working 37.5 hours per week on a rota basis. The rota is: Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday Week 2 - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Shifts are 07:30 - 19:45 We have an 8-week rota, and 2 of those weeks are night shifts, working the same as above, but 19:45 - 07:30. Salary:You will receive an annual salary of between £25,557 - £29,723 per annum depending on experience. How will we support you? • Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course, • Competency framework, • Regional and national career development opportunities

The Role A day in the life of a Senior Night Care Assistant Person-centred care - You will ensure that residents receive personal care from you and your team including bathing, dressing and oral care within their preferences, and actively promote right to choice and independence Review -You will con

A compassionate care provider in Preston is seeking a Care Assistant to join their dedicated team at Penwortham Grange & Lodge. The role involves supporting residents with personal care tasks and engaging them in enjoyable activities, ensuring dignity and respect. This position offers career develop

Healthcare Assistant (Experienced) LeviCare Limited Hours: Days/Nights/Weekends/Bank holidays Weekly Pay £13.86 Per Hour - both day and Night WHO ARE LEVICARE? LeviCare is a Health & Social Care Provider & Recruitment Solutionist operating throughout the Northwest of England and the Midlands. We deliver a transparent, health care and a permanent and temporary recruitment service that complements and enhances our Clients’ services and needs. We pride ourselves on the service we deliver and equally important, the people we work with. WHAT CAN LEVICARE OFFER YOU? • Flexible working schedules, • Weekly pay, • Consistent expert training and Support, • Adhoc enhanced pay., • Refer a friend schemes., • Competitive Hourly Pay Rates, • Opportunities for career growth Employees Testimonial “Hi, my name is Joy and I have been working with LeviCare for a few months and it's been a great experience! I would advise you to try and work here because you'll have an amazing experience, and they are really caring and loving!” Joy - HCA Our Expectations As a fantastic Heathcare Assistant, you will be part of a team supporting individuals in a care home setting. We support people with complex nursing needs, general nursing needs, people who may have a Learning Disability, Challenging Behaviour and people who require support with their Mental Health. You will be an instrumental part of the team in delivering a first-class person-centred service. Are you? • warm, compassionate, personable with the ability work with patience and understanding?, • Do you have the right to live and work in the UK, • Do you have an Enhanced DBS certificate? (If not, we can apply for one), • Are able to add real value to someone’s life by providing with the care and support they need? If the Answer is “YES!” ……. Then you should consider joining the LeviCare Team TO APPLY: To make the application process as smooth as possible, there are several ways to apply: Call our recruitment team on (phone number removed) and ask for the recruitment team! Download the Levicare App and click “Join Now”! We look forward to your application and you becoming a part of our team