Job Description

Salary

A2/B1

Contractual hours

18.75

Basis

Term Time Only

Job category/type

Schools/Academies

Date posted

17/10/2025

Job reference

REQ003848

Job title and organisation:

Teaching Assistant - Chapel Allerton Primary School

Salary:

A2/B1

Hours:

18.75 - Term time only 38 weeks

Contract:

Temporary

Location:

Chapel Allerton Primary School

Closing Date and Time:

Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 9 AM

Chapel Allerton is a vibrant and diverse area in North Leeds. Our school is central to the local community and we relish the challenge of supporting all children and families to achieve their full potential.

We wish to recruit a talented and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work within KS2 and support English and Maths from November 2025.

The post is for 18.75 hours a week, 8.30am - 12.15pm every day. The posts will be temporary until the end of the 2025/2026 academic year.

The Teaching Assistant role involves supporting the teacher, working with individuals or groups of children (including those with SEND) and delivering intervention strategies. You should have good behaviour management skills, have the ability to communicate effectively with parents and staff, and be flexible and able to work on your own initiative. The role may be placed in more than one class.

The successful candidate will join a team of caring, hardworking practitioners and be both supported and challenged to enhance their classroom skills.

Further information about the jobs and details of how to apply can be found at Current Vacancies | Chapel Allerton Primary School The closing date is Tuesday 4th November at 9.00am - please e-mail completed application forms to recruitment@chapelallertonprimary.co.uk.

We intend to hold interviews on Tuesday 11th November and candidates are encouraged to join a tour of the school on Monday 3rd November at 2.30pm if they would like.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and satisfactory references.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our

recruitment of ex-offenders policy

.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the

Skilled Worker visa

route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least 41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.

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