Community Teaching Assistant

5 months ago

Leicester, United Kingdom MacIntyre Full time

Have you ever dreamed of a fun career in education outside the traditional classroom? This term-time role at Macintyre offers amazing perks and a chance to make a real impact

Join us for 35 hours a week, 38 weeks a year, in a dynamic role that takes you out into the community with our learners. Every day is unique and rewarding, filled with engaging activities.

No experience needed, We will train you Just bring your enthusiasm and fun personality. Our young people need a bold, charismatic role model to inspire them. While some days can be challenging, the rewards are immense.

If you are passionate about motivating young individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism, this job is for you. You'll work from 9 am to 4:00 pm.

A UK manual driving license is essential for regular travel. Join us and make a real difference in a dynamic, enriching role

You will work in the community, providing personalised education programs and helping learners develop practical skills like using public transport, ICT, cooking and money management. You may also accompany them to work experience or college.

Each day is an adventure, full of challenges and rewards.

No Limits supports post-16 learners with special educational needs, including ASD, ADHD, and communication difficulties, often with challenging behaviours.

You may be supporting someone like Harriet*,

Harriet, who has a speech impediment and social anxiety, struggled in a classroom setting and was excluded from school. No Limits identified her communication barriers and used technology to help her make choices, regulate emotions, and structure her day. Harriet started using her communication device more regularly, such as ordering food at a café.

No Limits introduced additional techniques to enhance her communication. Harriet now attends college with MacIntyre, where her confidence and engagement are steadily improving.

* name changed for privacy

Our team builds positive relationships, breaks down barriers, and boosts students self-esteem. Their dedication helps learners achieve their goals and excel.

We are always looking for the best individuals to contribute significantly to our continued success. Maybe this could be the start of your next chapter here at Macintyre.

"Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding."

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What we need from you

If you have not worked in the field of education before then please don’t be put off as no experience is needed. We can provide all of the specialist training you need, but we can't train you to be kind, to have initiative, to be friendly and patient; and those are essential qualities for this work.

You must be a driver with a UK manual driving license, willing and able to travel across the area, supporting young people from their own homes. Reasonable mileage is reimbursed.


You must have Level 2 in GCSEs (or equivalent) minimum C grade in English and Mathematics, they are essential.

Training and Development

At MacIntyre, we've got your back from day one and will train you Starting a new job can be daunting, so we offer a blend of eLearning, face-to-face training, and on-the-job mentoring throughout your probation.

But that's just the beginning You'll have ongoing access to our Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists, and HR teams, all dedicated to your growth. With their support, you can achieve professional qualifications and advance your careerall free of charge.

All Community Teaching Facilitators need a minimum Level 2 qualification in English and Maths (or equivalent) To become a Qualified Community Teaching Facilitator, you'll need a Level 3 Award in Education and Training. We'll help you complete this within 18 months of passing probation, and it will be reflected in your salary. Many go on to achieve Level 4 and Level 5 and become managers.

About us

MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.

We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

No Limits is our further education division, providing bespoke education programmes to children and young people for whom more traditional learning environments are not appropriate.

Pay and Rewards

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

  • 5.6 weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
  • Workplace Pension scheme MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
  • MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
  • Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
  • MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
  • Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
  • MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
  • MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
  • Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
  • Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)


How to apply

If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.

Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.


Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement

MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.

MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked “Accessibility” at the top of the screen.

COVID-19 Information

We will take every precaution to keep you and everyone involved safe during the recruitment process and your employment with MacIntyre. We encourage all our employees to follow Government advice and get vaccinated against COVID and flu.

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