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
The role focuses on supporting students’ personal, social, and employability development by building strong relationships, meeting their individual needs, and ensuring their safety and progress throughout the programme.
Student Support & Pastoral Care
Understand each student’s background, EHCP targets, medical needs, and learning styles.
Act as the key point of contact for allocated students, ensuring all pastoral and learning needs are met.
Record safeguarding concerns and make appropriate referrals.
Identify emotional or pastoral needs and liaise with the SENCO and Safeguarding & Equity Lead.
Maintain regular communication with families/carers and involve them in student progress reviews.
Curriculum & Employability
Lead and support delivery of curriculum and employability sessions.
Create curriculum maps and learner journeys with senior leaders.
Lead student induction and vocational profiling.
Work collaboratively with Maths, English, SENCO, and employability colleagues.
Ensure learning and exam arrangements meet student needs, and support as invigilator/reader/scribe.
Lead educational trips and liaise with external partners in employer engagement.
Term time only plus 2 weeks
Closing date: Midnight, Fri 20th Mar, 2026
Salary: £24,715.00 – £26,546.00 Annually (Actual)
To apply please complete the application below and return it to Sarah Williams on sarahw@lighthousefuturestrust.org.uk.
CVs cannot be accepted for safeguarding reasons.
Job Description: Here
Apply 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: Job Coach
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
