Join our team
At Lighthouse Futures Trust, we are fortunate in having a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who, every day, go above and beyond to ensure that we inspire and support each of our students to do the best they can. We believe in creating an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can thrive.
If you’re committed to making a positive impact in the lives of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), we invite you to explore our current job openings.
Benefits of working at Lighthouse Futures Trust
One of the main benefits to working at Lighthouse Futures Trust is that you join a team of passionate, like-minded individuals who want to do the best for all the young people we work with. Plus, we are really lucky to work with some fantastic interns, who are keen to learn and get into work.
Some days can be busy, but you’ll never be bored and we’re all here to support each other. You’ll leave at the end of each day feeling like you’ve achieved and made a difference.
Read more about what we do at Lighthouse Futures Trust here.
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Car parking
- Pension
- Refreshments
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (full time employees)
- On-going training and personal and professional development
- Opportunity to apply for discount cards such as Blue Light Card
Current Vacancies
Pre-Internship Job Coach
We’re looking for a Pre-Internship Job Coach to join our team as soon as possible.
Lighthouse Futures Trust is an SPI (Specialist Post-16 Institution) and a registered charity that was established in 2018. Our focus is on supporting young adults, aged 16- 25, to gain the social and employability skills they need to find and sustain paid employment. Our principle programmes are:
Pre-internship: this lasts for 1 to 2 years and is primarily based on our college site but includes regular trips and business visits.
Supported internship: this lasts for 10 months and includes 3 to 4 days a week on site with a major local employer
Branching Out: this is a practical programme that lasts for 10 months which focuses on gardening/landscaping and other hands on roles. Working for Lighthouse Futures Trust is often fast paced but is always incredibly rewarding, helping create a positive future for young adults.
Principal Responsibilities:
• Lead for allocated curriculum area, working with Lead and wider SLT to produce Curriculum Maps and learner journey.
• Facilitate engaging quality first sessions with support from Assistant.
• Lead student induction programme and initial vocational profiling for students.
• Support assistant JCs to lead on allocated sessions, where appropriate.
• Ensure that students are actively engaged in participating in all sessions, addressing those that are not.
• Collaborate with the wider team, including Maths and English and employability Job Coach to ensure design and delivery of programme
• Identify learning needs of individual interns and work closely with SENCO and team.
• Ensure Maths & English is delivered and embedded wider in programme and provide specific support if required
Please see job description for full details.
Location: Primarily based at our Headingley offices
Salary: £24,258– 26,546 actual
Closing Date: 7th October 2025 (Please note that due to the closeness to term starting, we will review applications as they are received and may close this post earlier if a successful person is found.)
This role is full time, term time only plus two weeks (41 weeks).
To apply, send a completed application form along with a cover letter to Sarah Williams – sarahw@lighthousefuturestrust.org.uk. For safeguarding reasons, CVs cannot be accepted.
Please note that the successful candidate will need to undergo a DBS check.
Application Form – click here
Job Description – click here
Marketing & Events Coordinator
We are looking for a dynamic and creative Marketing and Events Co-ordinator to lead and develop marketing and communications activities within Lighthouse Futures Trust, as well as managing the internal and external events programme .
Principal Responsibilities:
Regular updating of the website using WordPress, including refreshing content, updating news and events pages and maximising SEO.
Design, delivery and content creation for college social media including Facebook, Bluesky, YouTube and Instagram accounts.
Develop use of LinkedIn.
Support staff to use social media to promote the college and its activities.
Design and implement ongoing promotional campaign to recruit students to all programmes.
Prepare and distribute regular external newsletter(s).
Design and manage key events to promote the College including on-site Open Days, arranging and attending various school and city-wide careers fairs across the city and other promotional activities. Further develop relationships with feeder provisions.
Co-ordinate engagement activity (including taster days) with potential feeder schools, colleges, third sector organisations and other providers, to help create pathways to college, as part of the student recruitment campaign.
Co-ordinate design and delivery of Student Induction week, including promotion of all extra-curricular activities (through Freshers Fair).
Co-ordinate graduation ceremonies and other events to celebrate success throughout the year. Co-ordination and attendance at supported internship reverse job fairs.
See job description for full details.
Location: Primarily based at our Headingley sites with some travel to events and to intern workplaces.
Salary: £27,000 to £29,000 pa depending on experience
Closing Date: 17th October 2025 Please note that we are looking to recruit to this role as soon as possible and may close the position if a suitable candidate is found before 17th October.
This is a full time, full year position working 37.5 hours per week, although flexibility will be required for attendance at events outside of the core hours.
To apply, send a completed application form along with a cover letter to Sarah Williams – sarahw@lighthousefuturestrust.org.uk. For safeguarding reasons, CVs cannot be accepted.
Please note that the successful candidate will need to undergo a DBS check.
Job description – click here
Application form – click here
Our Values
Come as you are
We are disability friendly and open to any discussions around reasonable adjustments needed to enable you to work at Lighthouse Futures Trust. Our team are kind, patient and respectful, and help each other every day to do their jobs and develop ways of working that suit and fit everyone’s strengths, weaknesses and needs.
Be confident to bring your true self to work at Lighthouse Futures Trust. We are welcoming and understanding and want you to feel comfortable to be the best version of yourself you can be whilst at work.
It’s good to talk! And we’re all open to having a chat here. So, whether it’s something to do with menopause, mental health, or anything else, there’s always someone around that you can talk to. Let’s get the kettle on and we’ll sort you out! Did someone say biscuits?
We recruit people from all backgrounds and walks of life. Many of our job roles have transferrable skills, and being able to employ a range of different people means that we can introduce our interns to more in-depth knowledge about sectors in which they might like to work. Been in the armed forces and want to bring your transferable skills to Lighthouse Futures Trust? Great – get your application in. Equally we would love to hear from anyone moving on from the emergency services and wondering where their career will take them next.
Meet the Team
Sharon Davenport: Marketing, Events & Partnerships Coordinator
Gabby Colmer: Administration Assistant
Testimonials
“The staff are all really nice.”
Finance Assistant
“My favourite thing about working at LFT is seeing interns at the start of their journey who may be lacking in confidence or experience, flourish into confident and employment-ready interns by the end of the programme.”
Supported Internship Lead
“I’ve never worked somewhere that I’ve genuinely felt I fit as much as I do here. Would recommend to everyone!”
Marketing, Partnerships & Events Manager
Roles at Lighthouse Futures Trust
Our Job Coaches work on site with young people whilst they are on their supported internship programme. They also work with them off-site to help continue develop work-ready skills.
The Curriculum Team work with our pre-interns and supported interns to help them improve their functional English and maths. They work with interns to help them pass their Level 1 and 2 so they are work-ready.
Keeping everything going are our Administration Team. From HR to events, office management to facilities; they’ve got us covered. They make sure bills get paid, phones get answered, and there’s always paper in the printer.
At Carlton House, our Assistant Job Coaches, help our in-house Job Coaches work with our groups of pre-interns. They’re on hand to help everyone out, support learning, and make sure we’re delivering the best we can.
Find out more about being a Job Coach
