Job Description

Job profile

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The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

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Job reference

REQ00005027

Date posted

18/07/2025

Application closing date

31/08/2025

Location

Leeds (Garforth Academy)

Salary

Grade C Points 4 to 6 (24,404 to 25,183 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at 3,348.71.

Annual weeks

39 (Term Time Only plus 1 Day)

Contractual hours

6

Basis

Part time

Job category/type

Education Support

Teaching Assistant Level 1

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Job description

Garforth Academy are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 1 to join our academy in October 2025 on a part time, permanent basis.



Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role

As a Teaching Assistant Level 1, you will work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in a classroom with the teacher. You will support pupils to ensure they can access learning and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.



Please see the attached job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information on the role.



If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.

Your new school

With nearly 2000 students aged between 11 and 18 Garforth Academy is a busy and vibrant place. The academy serves a predominantly urban catchment area, which includes Garforth, Kippax, Aberford, Micklefield, Swillington and Colton among others. We are a large and oversubscribed academy, and we pride ourselves on knowing our students well and doing our best to ensure everyone fulfils their potential.



Our staff are talented, enthusiastic and strive to deliver innovative learning experiences to our young people. They also enrich, guide and support our students to ensure they are fully prepared and equipped to enter the competitive world of work or further studies. We pride ourselves on providing our students with the knowledge, skills and resilience to achieve the highest possible standards academically, socially and personally.



We have a staff rewards budget that encourages staff to socialise both as subject teams and as a whole staff. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At Garforth, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best. We have a comprehensive CPD programme for all our staff.



In 2020 our outcomes at both KS4 and KS5 were again well above national expectations in both attainment and progress and a huge variety of extra curricular activities were available to our students from after school clubs to day trips, to sports/musical events, Duke of Edinburgh weekends to week long residentials abroad.



We are confident our Academy provides a fantastic teaching environment, whether you are beginning your career or looking to further develop it, and we would encourage you to come and see for yourself! This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust's success story.



This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.



As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your

Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing

. Here are just a few examples in each area...

Financial Wellbeing

:

Membership to either the

Teachers' Pension Scheme

or

the Local Government Pension Scheme

Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme

Access to an

extensive

discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing:

24/7 access to an online GP

or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household

Gym & fitness discounts

Cycle to Work

scheme

Free annual flu jab

Mental Wellbeing:

Access to an industry leading

Employee Assistance Programme

Menopause Support Service

Trained

Mental Health First Aiders

in all our settings

Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained*

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days

(subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.



In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.